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About Makali Village

Makali is a large village in Bangalore North tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,562 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makali village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore
Tehsil Bangalore North
Pincode 562123
Area (hectares) 79.49 hectares
Population 2,873
Male Population 1,562
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makali compares

By the 2011 count Makali is the 22nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents. Its 79.49 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Makali

Makali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Makali from other places

Makali lies about 19 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Madavara, about 2.5 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 Makali
Nearest railway station Madavara 2.5 km
Nearest town Nelamangala 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore North 19 km
District headquarters Bangalore 19 km

Villages closest to Makali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore North 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 Makali

As per the Census of India 2011, Makali village had a population of 2,873. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,426 residents.

Makali village has 1,562 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makali has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Makali is 562123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makali covers 79.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makali falls under Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makali is Madavara, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Makali.

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

Makali is in Bangalore North tehsil of Bangalore district. Madavara is about 2.5 km away. Nelamangala is about 7.4 km away. Bangalore North 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 Adakamaranahalli (under 2 km), Madanaiyakanahalli (under 2 km) and Heggadadevanapura (under 2 km).

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

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