Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum
# Makrakalapathar

Makrakalapathar is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 832303. The 2011 Census counted 116 people in 19 households, the 132nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 116 people (2011)
- 19 households
- 46.2% literacy
- 832303 PIN code

## Makrakalapathar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Makrakalapathar is 832303. Makrakalapathar falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 832303
- Gram panchayat Kalchite
- Community development block Ghatshila
- Census village code 363536

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Makrakalapathar from nearby towns?
- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Makrakalapathar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Makrakalapathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● 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 5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jamshedpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Makrakalapathar known for?

The main crops are rice. About 12% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Makrakalapathar

Of every 100 households in Makrakalapathar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makrakalapathar · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 77%
- Toilet within the home 37% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 63% 73%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 42% 56%
- Television 32% 20%
- Mobile phone 37% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 18%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Makrakalapathar?

■ Makrakalapathar · ■ Ghatshila rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.2% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 983
- Working population 45.7% 43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 33.3% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (51%) · ■ Marginal 16 (30%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ghatshila
- Purnapani 148 people
- Mirgitanr 138 people
- Tetlakocha 138 people
- Chholagora 137 people
- Khutadi 115 people
- Shyamnagi 84 people
- Terapani 83 people
- Banskatiya 81 people

All 157 villages in Ghatshila

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Makrakalapathar? 832303
- How far is Makrakalapathar from Jamshedpur? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Makrakalapathar? 116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makrakalapathar in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Makrakalapathar? 46.2% (Census 2011)

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