Village · Bengabad, Giridih # Makho Makho is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 176 people in 34 households, the 191st largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 176 people (2011) - 34 households - 64.5% literacy - 815312 PIN code ## Makho PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Makho is 815312. Makho falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 815312 - Gram panchayat Golgo - Community development block Bengabad - Census village code 351610 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Makho from nearby towns? - Bengabad (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 30 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Makho? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Makho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Makho known for? The main crops are rice. About 6% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Makho Of every 100 households in Makho in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Makho · ■ Bengabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 33% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 76% - Use banking services 47% 50% - Television 0% 12% - Mobile phone 41% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 15% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Makho? ■ Makho · ■ Bengabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.5% 59.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1188 928 - Working population 65.3% 54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 45.6% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 5 (4%) · ■ Marginal 106 (92%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bengabad - Murgumi 192 people - Khosokhar 185 people - Bishnudih 183 people - Dudhidih 183 people - Dorhaia 169 people - Jamuniatanr 166 people - Bhagabandh 153 people - Burhikura 147 people All 257 villages in Bengabad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makho? 815312 - How far is Makho from Giridih? 30 km by road - What is the population of Makho? 176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makho in? Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Makho? 64.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/makho/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.