About Makarchha Village

Makarchha is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 178 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarchha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171018
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	379
Male Population	178
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makarchha compares

By the 2011 count Makarchha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Makarchha

Makarchha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makarchha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makarchha from other places

Makarchha lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Makarchha
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	17 km
District headquarters	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	29 km

Villages closest to Makarchha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarchha village had a population of 379. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Makarchha village has 178 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarchha has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Makarchha is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarchha covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makarchha falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makarchha is Summer Hill, about 29 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 village for Makarchha.

Makarchha is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makarchha is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.