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About Makkitola Village

Makkitola is a small village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 77 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.18 hectares hectares.

Makkitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makkitola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 88.18 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 77
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 Makkitola compares

By the 2011 count Makkitola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 88.18 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Makkitola

Makkitola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makkitola 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 Makkitola from other places

Makkitola lies about 23 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 19 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 Makkitola
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 16 km
Nearest railway station Koka 19 km
District headquarters Bhandara 23 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 23 km

Villages closest to Makkitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makkitola village had a population of 159. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Makkitola village has 77 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makkitola has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Makkitola covers 88.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makkitola falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Makkitola is Koka, about 19 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 Makkitola.

Makkitola is about 23 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makkitola is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 16 km away. Koka is about 19 km away. Bhandara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandori (2.3 km), Usgaon (2.4 km) and Sonegaon (2.5 km).

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

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