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About Makran Village

Makran is a mid sized village in Sagbara tehsil, in the district of Narmada, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 376 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makran village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Narmada
Tehsil Sagbara
Pincode 393050
Area (hectares) 207.05 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 376
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makran compares

By the 2011 count Makran is the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 207.05 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Makran

Makran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makran from other places

Makran lies about 40 km from Narmada, and the nearest railway station is Bhadwad, about 27 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 Makran
Tehsil headquarters Sagbara 22 km
Nearest town Taloda 22 km
Nearest railway station Bhadwad 27 km
District headquarters Narmada 40 km

Villages closest to Makran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makran village had a population of 725. That makes it the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Makran village has 376 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makran has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Makran is 393050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makran covers 207.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makran falls under Sagbara tehsil of Narmada district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Makran is Bhadwad, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makran.

Makran is about 40 km from Narmada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makran is in Sagbara tehsil of Narmada district. Sagbara is about 22 km away. Taloda is about 22 km away. Bhadwad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakadpada (2.7 km), Piparipada (4.4 km) and Pipripada (4.4 km).

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

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