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About Makol Village

Makol is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 60 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,383 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176076
Area (hectares) 51.15 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 60
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,383
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makol compares

By the 2011 count Makol is the 306th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 51.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Makol

Makol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makol 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahlag Buhli, Mahlag Uparli, Majethli and Majhakra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makol

As per the Census of India 2011, Makol village had a population of 143. That makes it the 306th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Makol village has 60 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makol has about 1383 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Makol is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makol covers 51.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makol falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Makol notes the nearest railway station 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 Makol.

Makol is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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