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About Makkitola Village

Makkitola is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 324 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Makkitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makkitola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 324
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makkitola compares

By the 2011 count Makkitola is the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

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 5 - 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 19 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 7.2 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
Nearest railway station Amgaon 7.2 km
District headquarters Gondiya 19 km
Nearest town Gondiā 19 km

Villages closest to Makkitola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amgaon 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 647. That makes it the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Makkitola village has 324 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makkitola has about 997 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 1005.

Makkitola covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makkitola falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Makkitola is Amgaon, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 19 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makkitola is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 7.2 km away. Gondiya is about 19 km away. Gondiā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosamtola (under 2 km), Dhobitola (2.2 km) and Surkuda (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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