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About Makodiya Village

Makodiya is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 536 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.03 hectares hectares.

Makodiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makodiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 261.03 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 536
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makodiya compares

By the 2011 count Makodiya is the 43rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 261.03 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Makodiya

Makodiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makodiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Makodiya from other places

Makodiya lies about 16 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Bhad Bhada Ghat, about 22 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 Makodiya
District headquarters Raisen 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhad Bhada Ghat 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 22 km

Villages closest to Makodiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makodiya village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Makodiya village has 536 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makodiya has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Makodiya covers 261.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makodiya falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makodiya is Bhad Bhada Ghat, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makodiya.

Makodiya is about 16 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makodiya is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Raisen is about 16 km away. Bhad Bhada Ghat is about 22 km away. Goharganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandhar (2.2 km), Karhoda (4.0 km) and Karmoda (4.0 km).

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

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