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About Makaria Village

Makaria is a small village in Marigaon tehsil, in the district of Morigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 108 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.08 hectares hectares.

Makaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makaria village
Description Value
State Assam
District Morigaon
Tehsil Marigaon
Area (hectares) 29.08 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 108
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makaria compares

By the 2011 count Makaria is the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 29.08 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Makaria

Makaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makaria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makaria from other places

Makaria lies about 16 km from Morigaon, and the nearest railway station is Sonuabari, about 7.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Makaria
Nearest railway station Sonuabari 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Marigaon 16 km
District headquarters Morigaon 16 km

Villages closest to Makaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marigaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Makaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Makaria village had a population of 226. That makes it the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Makaria village has 108 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makaria has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Makaria covers 29.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makaria falls under Marigaon tehsil of Morigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Makaria is Sonuabari, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Makaria.

Makaria is about 16 km from Morigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makaria is in Marigaon tehsil of Morigaon district. Sonuabari is about 7.8 km away. Marigaon is about 16 km away. Morigaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhin Dharamtul (6.3 km), Pub Dharamtul (6.3 km) and Uttar Dharamtul (6.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Makaria today is likely to be higher.

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