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About Makhala Village

Makhala is a mid sized village in Indri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 669 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhala village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Indri
Pincode 132054
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 669
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhala compares

By the 2011 count Makhala is the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Makhala

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

Makhala lies about 31 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 24 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 Makhala
Tehsil headquarters Indri 10 km
Nearest town Lādwa 12 km
Nearest railway station Jagadhri Workshop 24 km
District headquarters Karnal 31 km

Villages closest to Makhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhala village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Makhala village has 669 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhala has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Makhala is 132054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhala covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhala falls under Indri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Makhala is Jagadhri Workshop, about 24 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 Makhala.

Makhala is about 31 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhala is in Indri tehsil of Karnal district. Indri is about 10 km away. Lādwa is about 12 km away. Jagadhri Workshop 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 Makhali (under 2 km), Shergarh (1.6 km) and Kalri Jagir (2.0 km).

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

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