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About Makhrol Village

Makhrol is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 146 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhrol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 113.16 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 146
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhrol compares

By the 2011 count Makhrol is the 87th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 113.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Makhrol

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

Makhrol lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 23 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 Makhrol
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 32 km

Villages closest to Makhrol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhrol village had a population of 280. That makes it the 87th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Makhrol village has 146 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhrol has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Makhrol is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhrol covers 113.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhrol falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makhrol is Summer Hill, about 23 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 km distance for Makhrol.

Makhrol is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhrol is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Theog is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalaiya (6.1 km), Nairi (6.4 km) and Randu (6.9 km).

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

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