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About Makot Village

Makot is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 330 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185158
Area (hectares) 159.9 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 330
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
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 Makot compares

By the 2011 count Makot is the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 159.9 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Makot

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

Makot lies about 15 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 67 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 Makot
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 4.6 km
Nearest town Rajaori 4.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 15 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 67 km

Villages closest to Makot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makot village had a population of 682. That makes it the 80th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Makot village has 330 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makot has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Makot is 185158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makot covers 159.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makot falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Makot is Dugga, about 67 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 Makot.

Makot is about 15 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makot is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 4.6 km away. Rajaori is about 4.6 km away. Rajouri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhal (under 2 km), Thandi Kassi (1.7 km) and Patrara (1.8 km).

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

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