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About Makneri Village

Makneri is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, 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 64.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makneri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 64.76 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 Makneri compares

By the 2011 count Makneri is the 236th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 64.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Makneri

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

Makneri lies about 64 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 8.0 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 Makneri
Nearest town Shimla 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 64 km

Villages closest to Makneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makneri village had a population of 109. That makes it the 236th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Makneri has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Makneri is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makneri covers 64.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makneri falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makneri is Summer Hill, about 8.0 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 Makneri.

Makneri is about 64 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makneri is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 7.9 km away. Summer Hill is about 8.0 km away. Karsog is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kaneri (under 2 km), Bag (4.2 km) and Bag Salana (4.2 km).

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

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