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About Makar Village

Makar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 53 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 72.47 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 53
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makar compares

By the 2011 count Makar is the 128th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 72.47 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Makar

Makar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Makar from other places

Makar lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 23 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 Makar
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km

Villages closest to Makar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makar village had a population of 109. That makes it the 128th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Makar village has 53 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makar has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Makar is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makar covers 72.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makar falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Makar.

Makar is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 7.2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 23 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhariatu (under 2 km), Khola (under 2 km) and Pihri (under 2 km).

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

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