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About Makhra Village

Makhra is a mid sized village in Devendranagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 301 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.43 hectares hectares.

Makhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Devendranagar
Area (hectares) 106.43 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 301
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhra compares

By the 2011 count Makhra is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 106.43 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Makhra

Makhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhra as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Makhra from other places

Makhra lies about 21 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 48 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 Makhra
Tehsil headquarters Devendranagar 10 km
District headquarters Panna 21 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 48 km

Villages closest to Makhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhra village had a population of 568. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Makhra village has 301 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhra has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Makhra covers 106.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhra falls under Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makhra is Khajuraho, about 48 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makhra.

Makhra is about 21 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhra is in Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district. Devendranagar is about 10 km away. Panna is about 21 km away. Khajuraho is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur (2.2 km), Garhi Padariya (3.0 km) and Khaptaha (3.7 km).

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

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