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About Makri Village

Makri is a mid sized village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 434 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174201, 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 Naina Devi
Pincode 174201
Area (hectares) 284.38 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 434
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makri compares

By the 2011 count Makri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 284.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakhala, Lakhnun, Lehri and Mahora. 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 815. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Makri village has 434 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makri has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Makri is 174201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makri covers 284.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makri falls under Naina Devi 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 10+ km distance for Makri.

Makri is in Naina Devi 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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