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About Makarahalli Village

Makarahalli is a mid sized village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 511 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 426.39 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 511
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makarahalli compares

By the 2011 count Makarahalli is the 50th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 426.39 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Makarahalli

Makarahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makarahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makarahalli from other places

Makarahalli lies about 19 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Maralahalli, about 2.6 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 Makarahalli
Nearest railway station Maralahalli 2.6 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 19 km
District headquarters Kolar 19 km

Villages closest to Makarahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarahalli village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 50th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Makarahalli village has 511 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarahalli has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Makarahalli is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarahalli covers 426.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makarahalli falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makarahalli is Maralahalli, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Makarahalli is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Maralahalli is about 2.6 km away. Bangarapet is about 8.0 km away. Malur 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 Bettahalli (under 2 km), Manchakal (1.9 km) and Nellahalli (1.9 km).

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

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