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About Makuvalli Village

Makuvalli is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 367 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makuvalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makuvalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572226
Area (hectares) 419.3 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 367
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makuvalli compares

By the 2011 count Makuvalli is the 82nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 419.3 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Makuvalli

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

Makuvalli lies about 60 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 12 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 Makuvalli
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 8.9 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Kardi 12 km
District headquarters Tumkur 60 km

Villages closest to Makuvalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makuvalli village had a population of 732. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Makuvalli village has 367 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makuvalli has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Makuvalli is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makuvalli covers 419.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makuvalli falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Makuvalli is Kardi, about 12 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 Makuvalli.

Makuvalli is about 60 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makuvalli is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 8.9 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 8.9 km away. Kardi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Settikere (under 2 km), Somalapura (1.6 km) and Sasalu (2.2 km).

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

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