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About Makari Village

Makari is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 56 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 69.05 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 56
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makari compares

By the 2011 count Makari is the 210th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 69.05 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 987.

Getting to Makari

Makari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Makari from other places

Makari lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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 Makari
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Makari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Makari

As per the Census of India 2011, Makari village had a population of 115. That makes it the 210th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Makari village has 56 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makari has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Makari is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makari covers 69.05 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.

Makari falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makari is Jutogh, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Makari.

Makari is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makari is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla Rural is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makriana (under 2 km), Dagyana (under 2 km) and Dhalot (under 2 km).

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

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