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About Makroli Village

Makroli is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 236 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makroli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 217.99 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 236
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makroli compares

By the 2011 count Makroli is the 55th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 217.99 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Makroli

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

Makroli lies about 75 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 2.2 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 Makroli
Nearest railway station Kathua 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 75 km

Villages closest to Makroli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makroli village had a population of 494. That makes it the 55th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Makroli village has 236 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makroli has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Makroli is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makroli covers 217.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makroli falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makroli is Kathua, about 2.2 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 Makroli.

Makroli is about 75 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makroli is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kathua is about 2.2 km away. Indora is about 33 km away. Kangra is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukrala (14 km), Beli Mahanta (20 km) and Kalawan (21 km).

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

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