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About Makrahan Village

Makrahan is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 385 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makrahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 73.08 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 385
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makrahan compares

By the 2011 count Makrahan is the 36th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 73.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Makrahan

Makrahan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makrahan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makrahan from other places

Makrahan lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 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 Makrahan
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 1.7 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Makrahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrahan village had a population of 805. That makes it the 36th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Makrahan village has 385 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrahan has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Makrahan is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makrahan covers 73.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makrahan falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makrahan is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Makrahan.

Makrahan is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makrahan is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about 1.7 km away. Talwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhol (under 2 km), Bhol Khas (under 2 km) and Mutlahr (under 2 km).

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

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