# Makheri Village, Karwar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/karwar/makheri/ Village · Karwar, Uttara Kannada # Makheri Makheri is a village in Karwar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 373 households**, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 1,282people (2011) - 373households - 85.1%literacy - 581306PIN code ## Makheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makheri is 581306.** Makheri falls in Karwar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581306 - Gram panchayatShirwad - Community development blockKarwar - Census village code602612 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makheri from nearby towns? - Karwar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)6 km by road - Karwar (nearest town)6 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Makheri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Makheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karwar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karwar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nandaangadda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Makheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 67% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Makheri Of every 100 households in Makheri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Makheri · ■ Karwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **92% Toilet within the home ****88%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **41% Tap water ****14%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **55% Use banking services ****62%** **78% Television ****70%** **58% Mobile phone ****59%** **59% Computer with internet ****3%** **5% Two-wheeler ****30%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****11%** **16% Own their home ****77%** **78% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Makheri? ■ Makheri · ■ Karwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **86.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **974 Working population ****30.1%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 76.1% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 346 (90%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Karwar - Mallapur2,192 people - Ghadasai1,840 people - Ulga1,799 people - Bhaire1,389 people - Hankon1,168 people - Siddar1,108 people - Gotegali1,100 people - Hotegali1,090 people [All 51 villages in Karwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/karwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makheri?581306 - How far is Makheri from Karwar?6 km by road - What is the population of Makheri?1,282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makheri in?Uttara Kannada district (Karwar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Makheri?85.1% (Census 2011)