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About Makri Village

Makri is one of the larger villages in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,348, made up of 4,856 males and 4,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2752 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhawnathpur
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 2752 hectares
Population 9,348
Male Population 4,856
Female Population 4,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makri compares

By the 2011 count Makri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 2752 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Makri

Makri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gorgonwan, Hariharpur, Kailan and Konmandra. 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 Makri

As per the Census of India 2011, Makri village had a population of 9,348. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Makri village has 4,856 males and 4,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makri has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Makri is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makri covers 2752 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makri falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Makri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makri.

Makri is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa 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 Makri today is likely to be higher.

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