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About Makhrol Village

Makhrol is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 159 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhrol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 65.45 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 159
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhrol compares

By the 2011 count Makhrol is the 66th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 65.45 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Makhrol

Makhrol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhrol as Available within 10+ 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 Makhrol from other places

Makhrol lies about 19 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 16 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 Makhrol
Nearest railway station Shivpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 19 km
District headquarters Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km

Villages closest to Makhrol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Makhrol

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhrol village had a population of 310. That makes it the 66th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Makhrol village has 159 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhrol has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Makhrol is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhrol covers 65.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhrol falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makhrol is Shivpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhrol.

Makhrol is about 19 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhrol is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Mayur Hand is about 19 km away. Chatra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simaria (3.4 km), Kadgawan Kalan (5.7 km) and Majhauli Kalan (5.7 km).

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

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