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About Makkapur Village

Makkapur is a mid sized village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 351 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makkapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Pathalgaon
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 392.94 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 351
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makkapur compares

By the 2011 count Makkapur is the 88th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 392.94 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Makkapur

Makkapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makkapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Makkapur from other places

Makkapur lies about 86 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 32 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 Makkapur
Tehsil headquarters Pathalgaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 32 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 52 km
District headquarters Jashpur 86 km

Villages closest to Makkapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathalgaon 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 Makkapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Makkapur village had a population of 687. That makes it the 88th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Makkapur village has 351 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makkapur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Makkapur is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makkapur covers 392.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makkapur falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Makkapur is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 32 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makkapur.

Makkapur is about 86 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makkapur is in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district. Pathalgaon is about 18 km away. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 32 km away. Ambikāpur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajgarh (3.6 km), Surangpani (3.6 km) and Sureshpur (3.6 km).

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

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