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About Makha Village

Makha is a mid sized village in Dabwali tehsil, in the district of Sirsa, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 803 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makha village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sirsa
Tehsil Dabwali
Pincode 125201
Area (hectares) 680 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 803
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makha compares

By the 2011 count Makha is the 56th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,101 residents. Its 680 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Makha

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

Makha lies about 40 km from Sirsa, and the nearest railway station is Ratangarh Kanakwal, about 7.8 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 Makha
Nearest railway station Ratangarh Kanakwal 7.8 km
Nearest town Kālānwāli 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabwali 17 km
District headquarters Sirsa 40 km

Villages closest to Makha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makha village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 56th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,101 residents.

Makha village has 803 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makha has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Makha is 125201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makha covers 680 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makha falls under Dabwali tehsil of Sirsa district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Makha is Ratangarh Kanakwal, about 7.8 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 Makha.

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

Makha is in Dabwali tehsil of Sirsa district. Ratangarh Kanakwal is about 7.8 km away. Kālānwāli is about 8.9 km away. Dabwali is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipli (2.4 km), Khokhar (2.8 km) and Pana (3.4 km).

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

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