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About Maklyana Village

Maklyana is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 5 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maklyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maklyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173213
Area (hectares) 35.3 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 5
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maklyana compares

By the 2011 count Maklyana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 35.3 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Maklyana

Maklyana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maklyana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maklyana from other places

Maklyana lies about 21 km from Solan. 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 Maklyana
Nearest town Shimla 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 15 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Maklyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maklyana village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Maklyana village has 5 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maklyana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Maklyana is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maklyana covers 35.3 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.

Maklyana falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maklyana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Maklyana.

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

Maklyana is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 2.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 15 km away. Solan 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 Mehli (1.7 km), Kawarag (4.4 km) and Gadhog (4.4 km).

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

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