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About Makroti Village

Makroti is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 432 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makroti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 74.77 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 432
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
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 Makroti compares

By the 2011 count Makroti is the 14th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 74.77 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Makroti

Makroti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makroti 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 Makroti from other places

Makroti lies about 9.0 km from Kangra. 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 Makroti
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km

Villages closest to Makroti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makroti village had a population of 946. That makes it the 14th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Makroti village has 432 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makroti has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Makroti is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makroti covers 74.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makroti falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Makroti 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 <5 km distance for Makroti.

Makroti is about 9.0 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makroti is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 6.5 km away. Kangra is about 9.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagal (under 2 km), Bherun (under 2 km) and Mundla (under 2 km).

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

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