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About Makri Village

Makri is a mid sized village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 697 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 445.39 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 697
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
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 the 41st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 445.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

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. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makri from other places

Makri lies about 21 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 62 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 Makri
Tehsil headquarters Pandariya 15 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 21 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 62 km

Villages closest to Makri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makri village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 41st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Makri village has 697 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makri has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Makri is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makri covers 445.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makri falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Makri is Kargi Road, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Makri.

Makri is about 21 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makri is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 15 km away. Kabeerdham is about 21 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheltukri (under 2 km), Dullipar (1.5 km) and Kunda (2.0 km).

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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