About Makanur Village

Makanur is a large village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,891, made up of 2,522 males and 2,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1367.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Haveri
Tehsil	Ranibennur
Pincode	581123
Area (hectares)	1367.02 hectares
Population	4,891
Male Population	2,522
Female Population	2,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makanur compares

By the 2011 count Makanur is the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 1367.02 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Makanur

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

Makanur lies about 48 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Chalgeri, about 5.7 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 Makanur
Nearest railway station	Chalgeri	5.7 km
Nearest town	Harihar	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranibennur	18 km
District headquarters	Haveri	48 km

Villages closest to Makanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanur village had a population of 4,891. That makes it the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Makanur village has 2,522 males and 2,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Makanur is 581123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makanur covers 1367.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makanur falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makanur is Chalgeri, about 5.7 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 Makanur.

Makanur is about 48 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanur is in Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Chalgeri is about 5.7 km away. Harihar is about 6.8 km away. Ranibennur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.