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About Makari Village

Makari is a large village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,905, made up of 1,521 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makari village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581116
Area (hectares) 1066.76 hectares
Population 2,905
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makari compares

By the 2011 count Makari is the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 1066.76 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Makari

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

Makari lies about 39 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Ranebennuru, about 23 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 Makari
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 12 km
Nearest town Ranebennur 23 km
Nearest railway station Ranebennuru 23 km
District headquarters Haveri 39 km

Villages closest to Makari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makari village had a population of 2,905. That makes it the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Makari village has 1,521 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makari has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Makari is 581116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makari covers 1066.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makari falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makari is Ranebennuru, about 23 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 Makari.

Makari is about 39 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makari is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 12 km away. Ranebennur is about 23 km away. Ranebennuru is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddagubbi (under 2 km), Hiremadapur (2.6 km) and Chikkayadachi (2.9 km).

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

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