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About Makkalandha Village

Makkalandha is a small village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 150 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makkalandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makkalandha village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562126
Area (hectares) 138.38 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 150
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makkalandha compares

By the 2011 count Makkalandha is the 239th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 138.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 959.

Getting to Makkalandha

Makkalandha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makkalandha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makkalandha from other places

Makkalandha lies about 37 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Channapatna, about 34 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 Makkalandha
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 19 km
Nearest railway station Channapatna 34 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 37 km

Villages closest to Makkalandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makkalandha village had a population of 287. That makes it the 239th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Makkalandha village has 150 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makkalandha has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Makkalandha is 562126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makkalandha covers 138.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makkalandha falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makkalandha is Channapatna, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Makkalandha.

Makkalandha is about 37 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makkalandha is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Kanakapura is about 19 km away. Channapatna is about 34 km away. Ramanagara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheelandvadi (3.4 km), Nayakanahalli (3.7 km) and Alahalli (3.9 km).

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

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