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About Makanahalli Village

Makanahalli is a small village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 222 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Tarikere
Pincode 577145
Area (hectares) 491.93 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 222
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Makanahalli is the 125th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 491.93 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Makanahalli

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

Makanahalli lies about 47 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Koranahalli, about 3.7 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 Makanahalli
Nearest railway station Koranahalli 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarikere 12 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 47 km

Villages closest to Makanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanahalli village had a population of 436. That makes it the 125th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Makanahalli village has 222 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanahalli has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Makanahalli is 577145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makanahalli covers 491.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makanahalli falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makanahalli is Koranahalli, about 3.7 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 Makanahalli.

Makanahalli is about 47 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanahalli is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koranahalli is about 3.7 km away. Tarikere is about 12 km away. Chikmagalur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidakanahalli (under 2 km), Bokikere (2.1 km) and Doddabokikere (2.1 km).

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

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