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About Makhinga Village

Makhinga is a mid sized village in Palsana tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 454 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhinga village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Palsana
Pincode 394315
Area (hectares) 451.85 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 454
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhinga compares

By the 2011 count Makhinga is the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 451.85 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Makhinga

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

Makhinga lies about 21 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bagumra, about 7.6 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 Makhinga
Tehsil headquarters Palsana under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bagumra 7.6 km
Nearest town Chalthan 8.6 km
District headquarters Surat 21 km

Villages closest to Makhinga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhinga village had a population of 874. That makes it the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Makhinga village has 454 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhinga has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Makhinga is 394315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhinga covers 451.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makhinga falls under Palsana tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Makhinga is Bagumra, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance for Makhinga.

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

Makhinga is in Palsana tehsil of Surat district. Palsana is about under 2 km away. Bagumra is about 7.6 km away. Chalthan is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palsana (under 2 km), Baleshvar (3.1 km) and Ena (5.6 km).

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

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