# Makhajan, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/makhajan/ Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri # Makhajan Makhajan is a village in [Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/) sub-district of [Ratnagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/), PIN code **415608**. The 2011 Census counted **2,316 people in 561 households**, the 9th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,316people (2011) - 561households - 85.6%literacy - 415608PIN code ## Makhajan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makhajan is 415608.** Makhajan falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code415608 - Community development blockSangameshwar - Census village code565686 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makhajan from nearby towns? - Devrukh (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)73 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)34 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 Makhajan? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Makhajan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarad - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawarda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangameshwar - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Makhajan known for? About 20% of the 259 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 Makhajan Of every 100 households in Makhajan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Makhajan · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****78%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **14% Tap water ****67%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **86% Use banking services ****88%** **51% Television ****45%** **29% Mobile phone ****64%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **42% Own their home ****85%** **93% 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 Makhajan? ■ Makhajan · ■ Sangameshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098** **1145 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **957 Working population ****34.2%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 78.5% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (8%) · **■** Household industry 42 (5%) · **■** Other work 390 (49%) · **■** Marginal 211 (27%) 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 Sangameshwar - Dabhole Bk.3,639 people - Kondgaon3,350 people - Aravali2,744 people - Burambad2,452 people - Tural2,293 people - Karjuve2,177 people - Kosumb2,110 people - Nive Bk.2,045 people [All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makhajan?415608 - How far is Makhajan from Ratnagiri?73 km by road - What is the population of Makhajan?2,316 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makhajan in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Makhajan?85.6% (Census 2011)