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About Makani Village

Makani is one of the larger villages in Lohara tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,873, made up of 3,556 males and 3,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2109.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Lohara
Pincode 413604
Area (hectares) 2109.04 hectares
Population 6,873
Male Population 3,556
Female Population 3,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makani compares

By the 2011 count Makani is the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,483 residents. Its 2109.04 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Makani

Makani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makani 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 Makani from other places

Makani lies about 47 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ausa Road, about 42 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 Makani
Tehsil headquarters Lohara 12 km
Nearest town Umarga 27 km
Nearest railway station Ausa Road 42 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 47 km

Villages closest to Makani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makani village had a population of 6,873. That makes it the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,483 residents.

Makani village has 3,556 males and 3,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makani has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Makani is 413604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makani covers 2109.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makani falls under Lohara tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Makani is Ausa Road, about 42 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 Makani.

Makani is about 47 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makani is in Lohara tehsil of Osmanabad district. Lohara is about 12 km away. Umarga is about 27 km away. Ausa Road is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanjgaon (under 2 km), Chincholi Kate (2.3 km) and Udatpur (4.3 km).

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

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