About Makraug Village

Makraug is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 62 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makraug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makraug village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	120
Male Population	62
Female Population	58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makraug compares

By the 2011 count Makraug is the 97th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Makraug

Makraug is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makraug as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Makraug from other places

Makraug lies about 38 km from Shimla. 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 Makraug
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Makraug

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

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Common questions about Makraug

As per the Census of India 2011, Makraug village had a population of 120. That makes it the 97th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Makraug village has 62 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makraug has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Makraug is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makraug covers 76 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.

Makraug falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Makraug 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 5 - 10 km distance for Makraug.

Makraug is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makraug is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.