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About Makteri Village

Makteri is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 69 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,348 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makteri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makteri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174304
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 69
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,348
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makteri compares

By the 2011 count Makteri is the 123rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Makteri

Makteri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makteri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Loharwin Buhli, Loharwin Upparli, Lohder Khas and Machlairi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makteri

As per the Census of India 2011, Makteri village had a population of 162. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Makteri village has 69 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makteri has about 1348 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Makteri is 174304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makteri covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makteri falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Makteri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makteri.

Makteri is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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