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About Makni Village

Makni is a mid sized village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 601 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Makni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mukhed
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 601
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makni compares

By the 2011 count Makni is the 98th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Makni

Makni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Makni from other places

Makni lies about 67 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 35 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 Makni
Tehsil headquarters Mukhed 15 km
Nearest town Mukher 16 km
Nearest railway station Udgir 35 km
District headquarters Nanded 67 km

Villages closest to Makni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makni village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 98th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Makni village has 601 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makni has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Makni covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makni falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Makni is Udgir, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makni.

Makni is about 67 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makni is in Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mukhed is about 15 km away. Mukher is about 16 km away. Udgir is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabnur (1.8 km), Wasur (2.1 km) and Kolnur (2.2 km).

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

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