# Makha Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Makha

Makha is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 134 households**, the 141st largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 703people (2011)
- 134households
- 82.8%literacy
- 144214PIN code

## Makha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makha is 144214.** Makha falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144214
- Gram panchayatMakha-200
- Community development blockMukerian
- Census village code031063

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

## How far is Makha from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)10 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 Makha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Makha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mansurpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Makha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 87% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Makha

Of every 100 households in Makha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Makha · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**44%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****95%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Makha?

■ Makha · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**851

Working population ****23.2%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (17%) · **■** Marginal 117 (72%)

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 Mukerian

- Kathigarh725 people
- Serakwal724 people
- Chhant721 people
- Beh Dulo715 people
- Bhattian Rajputtan700 people
- Dugri Awana698 people
- Bhatian Jattan695 people
- Begpur Kamloh691 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makha?144214
- How far is Makha from Hoshiarpur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Makha?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makha in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Makha?82.8% (Census 2011)