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About Mako Village

Mako is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 426 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mako Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mako village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 211.79 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 426
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mako compares

By the 2011 count Mako is the 69th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 211.79 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mako

Mako is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mako as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Lowadih, Luyadi, Madansai and Maghuwasai. 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 Mako

As per the Census of India 2011, Mako village had a population of 881. That makes it the 69th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Mako village has 426 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mako has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mako is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mako covers 211.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mako falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mako notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Mako.

Mako is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Mako today is likely to be higher.

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