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About Makri Village

Makri is a mid sized village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 384 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174033
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 384
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makri compares

By the 2011 count Makri is the 23rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Makri

Makri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makri 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. The nearest villages by name are Laghat, Lunu Kanaita, Magrot and Mahain. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makri

As per the Census of India 2011, Makri village had a population of 740. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Makri village has 384 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makri has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Makri is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makri covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makri falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Makri notes the nearest railway station 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 Makri.

Makri is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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