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About Maknata Village

Maknata is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 9 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maknata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maknata village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 54.11 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 9
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Maknata compares

By the 2011 count Maknata is the 270th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 54.11 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Maknata

Maknata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maknata 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. The nearest villages by name are Larech, Loha, Lohara and Mahol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maknata

As per the Census of India 2011, Maknata village had a population of 17. That makes it the 270th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Maknata village has 9 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maknata has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Maknata is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maknata covers 54.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maknata falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maknata notes the nearest railway station 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 Maknata.

Maknata is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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