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About Makkar Wali Village

Makkar Wali is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 81 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,247 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makkar Wali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makkar Wali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 81
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,247
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 Makkar Wali compares

By the 2011 count Makkar Wali is the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Makkar Wali

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

Makkar Wali lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Mustafabad, about 43 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 Makkar Wali
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 4.6 km
Nearest town Nāhan 4.6 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest railway station Mustafabad 43 km

Villages closest to Makkar Wali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Makkar Wali

As per the Census of India 2011, Makkar Wali village had a population of 182. That makes it the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Makkar Wali village has 81 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makkar Wali has about 1247 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Makkar Wali is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makkar Wali covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makkar Wali falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makkar Wali is Mustafabad, about 43 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 Makkar Wali.

Makkar Wali is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makkar Wali is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 4.6 km away. Nāhan is about 4.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shambhu Wala (under 2 km), Kun (under 2 km) and Malonwala (1.5 km).

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

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