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About Makanpura Village

Makanpura is a mid sized village in Tal tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 310 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.75 hectares hectares.

Makanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Tal
Area (hectares) 243.75 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 310
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makanpura compares

By the 2011 count Makanpura is the 60th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 243.75 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Makanpura

Makanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makanpura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Makanpura from other places

Makanpura lies about 55 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Luni Richha, about 14 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 Makanpura
Tehsil headquarters Tal under 2 km
Nearest railway station Luni Richha 14 km
Nearest town Alot 18 km
District headquarters Ratlam 55 km

Villages closest to Makanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanpura village had a population of 559. That makes it the 60th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Makanpura village has 310 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpura has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Makanpura covers 243.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makanpura falls under Tal tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makanpura is Luni Richha, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Makanpura.

Makanpura is about 55 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpura is in Tal tehsil of Ratlam district. Tal is about under 2 km away. Luni Richha is about 14 km away. Alot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tal (under 2 km), Hampura (2.1 km) and Marmiya Khedi (2.5 km).

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

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