# Makhana Village, Puraula, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Puraula, Uttarkashi 

# Makhana

Makhana is a village in Puraula sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 102 households**, the 26th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 489people (2011)
- 102households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,164females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Makhana

Of every 100 households in Makhana in 2011, 93 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makhana · ■ Puraula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**67%

Tap water ****93%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**73%

Use banking services ****91%**

**88%

Television ****66%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**32%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 Makhana?

■ Makhana · ■ Puraula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212**

**940

Working population ****38.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 68.6% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (43%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Puraula

- Thadung543 people
- Thali535 people
- Besti Palli522 people
- Sunali491 people
- Chhara477 people
- Devdhung430 people
- Chhiwala425 people
- Binai342 people

[All 84 villages in Puraula](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/puraula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Makhana?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhana in?Uttarkashi district (Puraula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Makhana?76.7% (Census 2011)