About Makra Village

Makra is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 269 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Verno
Pincode	835203
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	522
Male Population	269
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makra compares

By the 2011 count Makra is the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Makra

Makra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Makra from other places

Makra lies about 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 28 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 Makra
Tehsil headquarters	Verno	22 km
District headquarters	Gumla	22 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	22 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	28 km

Villages closest to Makra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makra village had a population of 522. That makes it the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Makra village has 269 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Makra is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makra covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makra falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makra is Lohardaga, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makra.

Makra is about 22 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makra is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Verno is about 22 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Gumlā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.