# Makhi Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Makhi

Makhi is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 55 households**, the 154th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 284people (2011)
- 55households
- 73.4%literacy
- 144702PIN code

## Makhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makhi is 144702.** Makhi falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144702
- Gram panchayatMakhi
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029785

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

## How far is Makhi from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Lohian Khass (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 Makhi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Makhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawapind Donawal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Makhi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 91% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Makhi

Of every 100 households in Makhi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Makhi · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**56%

Use banking services ****70%**

**71%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**12%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Makhi?

■ Makhi · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**862

Working population ****42.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 69.8% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 49 (41%) · **■** Marginal 18 (15%)

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 Shahkot

- Fakhruwal304 people
- Shekhewal303 people
- Chak Yusafpur Allewal297 people
- Sajanwal285 people
- Janian272 people
- Pato Khurd267 people
- Langewal262 people
- Shergarh204 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makhi?144702
- How far is Makhi from Jalandhar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Makhi?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhi in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Makhi?73.4% (Census 2011)