# Makam Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/makam/ Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Makam Makam is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143606**. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 195 households**, the 151st largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 1,058people (2011) - 195households - 68.1%literacy - 143606PIN code ## Makam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makam is 143606.** Makam falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143606 - Gram panchayatMakam - Community development blockAjnala - Census village code037356 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makam from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)35 km by road - Ajnala (nearest town)4 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 Makam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Makam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wacchoa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajnala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajnala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Makam known for? The main crops are **wheat, jiri and maize**. Products made here include darati and kahi. About 89% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Makam Of every 100 households in Makam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Makam · ■ Ajnala rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **90% Toilet within the home ****46%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **46% Tap water ****4%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **75% Use banking services ****74%** **46% Television ****78%** **75% Mobile phone ****81%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****56%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Makam? ■ Makam · ■ Ajnala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712** **845 Working population ****31.2%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (13%) · **■** Household industry 53 (16%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%) 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 Ajnala - Khanowal1,081 people - Jatta1,078 people - Raipur Kalan1,077 people - Nurpur1,075 people - Mohleke1,056 people - Harar Khurd1,039 people - Machhi Nangal1,025 people - Ghoga1,015 people [All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makam?143606 - How far is Makam from Amritsar?35 km by road - What is the population of Makam?1,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makam in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Makam?68.1% (Census 2011)