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About Makreri Village

Makreri is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 74 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makreri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makreri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 93.94 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 74
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makreri compares

By the 2011 count Makreri is the 142nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 93.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Makreri

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

Makreri lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 2.1 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 Makreri
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 2.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km

Villages closest to Makreri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makreri village had a population of 146. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Makreri village has 74 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makreri has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Makreri is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makreri covers 93.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makreri falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makreri is Joginder Nagar, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance for Makreri.

Makreri is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makreri is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 1.9 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 2.1 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badi Makreri (under 2 km), Mathi Makreri (under 2 km) and Jalpehr (under 2 km).

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

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