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About Makapur Village

Makapur is a small village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 105 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581193
Area (hectares) 359.22 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 105
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makapur compares

By the 2011 count Makapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 359.22 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Makapur

The census records public bus service for Makapur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makapur from other places

Makapur lies about 35 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Gudageri, about 25 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 Makapur
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Gudageri 25 km
District headquarters Haveri 35 km

Villages closest to Makapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makapur village had a population of 195. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Makapur village has 105 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makapur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Makapur is 581193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makapur covers 359.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makapur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makapur is Gudageri, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makapur.

Makapur is about 35 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makapur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Shiggaon is about 6.9 km away. Gudageri is about 25 km away. Haveri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yattinahalli (2.4 km), Hosur (2.4 km) and Gotagodi (2.8 km).

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

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