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About Makanapura Village

Makanapura is a mid sized village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 421 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makanapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571118
Area (hectares) 336.87 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 421
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makanapura compares

By the 2011 count Makanapura is the 129th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 336.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 979.

Getting to Makanapura

Makanapura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makanapura 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makanapura from other places

Makanapura lies about 33 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 16 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 Makanapura
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 16 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 16 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 16 km
District headquarters Mysore 33 km

Villages closest to Makanapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanapura village had a population of 812. That makes it the 129th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Makanapura village has 421 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanapura has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Makanapura is 571118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makanapura covers 336.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makanapura falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makanapura is Nanjangud Town, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makanapura.

Makanapura is about 33 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanapura is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 16 km away. Nanjangūd is about 16 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasuvinahalli (2.7 km), Hallare (2.7 km) and Surahalli (3.2 km).

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

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