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About Makda Village

Makda is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 421 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1553.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370445
Area (hectares) 1553.81 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 421
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makda compares

By the 2011 count Makda is the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1553.81 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Makda

Makda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makda 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 Makda from other places

Makda lies about 51 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sanosara, about 13 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 Makda
Nearest railway station Sanosara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 32 km
Nearest town Māndvi 32 km
District headquarters Kachchh 51 km

Villages closest to Makda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makda village had a population of 877. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Makda village has 421 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makda has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Makda is 370445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makda covers 1553.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makda falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Makda is Sanosara, about 13 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 Makda.

Makda is about 51 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makda is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Sanosara is about 13 km away. Mandvi is about 32 km away. Māndvi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mau Moti (4.5 km), Mau Nani (4.9 km) and Poladiya (5.1 km).

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

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