# Makharong Village, Baghty, Wokha (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Baghty, Wokha 

# Makharong

Makharong is a village in Baghty sub-district of Wokha district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 51 households**, the 3rd largest of 4 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.3%.

- 201people (2011)
- 51households
- 64.2%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Makharong PIN code and other codes

Makharong falls in Baghty sub-district, Wokha district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockSanis
- Census village code267460

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Makharong from nearby towns?

- Baghty (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Wokha (district HQ)40 km by road
- Wokha (nearest town)40 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 Makharong?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Makharong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhandari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kohima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wokha Town
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Makharong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and lichi**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Makharong

Of every 100 households in Makharong in 2011, 23 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makharong · ■ Baghty rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****71%**

**43%

Own their home ****53%**

**79%

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 Makharong?

■ Makharong · ■ Baghty rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**90.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724**

**882

Working population ****48.3%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 59.4% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 86 (89%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Baghty

- Baghty Hq1,996 people
- Soku350 people
- Upper Baghty150 people

[All 4 villages in Baghty](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/wokha/baghty/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makharong from Wokha?40 km by road
- What is the population of Makharong?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makharong in?Wokha district (Baghty sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Makharong?64.2% (Census 2011)