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About Makrer Village

Makrer is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 67 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makrer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 56.35 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 67
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makrer compares

By the 2011 count Makrer is the 39th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 56.35 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Makrer

Makrer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makrer as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Makrer from other places

Makrer lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, 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 Makrer
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Makrer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrer village had a population of 147. That makes it the 39th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Makrer village has 67 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrer has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Makrer is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makrer covers 56.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makrer falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makrer is Meghrajpura, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makrer.

Makrer is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makrer is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 7.6 km away. Harchakian is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lapiana (under 2 km), Lapiana Khas (under 2 km) and Gubhar (under 2 km).

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

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