About Makrer Village

Makrer is a mid sized village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 423 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makrer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrer village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Bangana
Pincode	174321
Area (hectares)	505.7 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	423
Female Population	436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makrer compares

By the 2011 count Makrer is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 505.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Makrer

Makrer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makrer as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Makrer from other places

Makrer lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 Makrer
Tehsil headquarters	Bangana	21 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	24 km
District headquarters	Una	38 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	43 km

Villages closest to Makrer

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

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Common questions about Makrer

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrer village had a population of 859. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Makrer village has 423 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrer has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Makrer is 174321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makrer covers 505.7 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.

Makrer falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makrer is Amb Andaura, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Makrer.

Makrer is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makrer is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 21 km away. Amb Andaura is about 24 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.