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About Makloh Village

Makloh is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 58 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 70.74 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 58
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makloh compares

By the 2011 count Makloh is the 93rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 70.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Makloh

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

Makloh lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 14 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 Makloh
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 13 km
Nearest railway station Kandrori 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Makloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makloh village had a population of 123. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Makloh village has 58 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makloh has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Makloh is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makloh covers 70.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makloh falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makloh is Kandrori, about 14 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 Makloh.

Makloh is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makloh is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Baroh is about 13 km away. Kandrori is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda (under 2 km), Duhru (3.0 km) and Duhru Ii (3.0 km).

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

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