About Makhani Village

Makhani is a large village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,229, made up of 1,190 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhani village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Gangakhed
Pincode	431514
Area (hectares)	1238 hectares
Population	2,229
Male Population	1,190
Female Population	1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhani compares

By the 2011 count Makhani is the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 1238 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Makhani

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

Makhani lies about 20 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 7.1 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 Makhani
Nearest railway station	Mirkhal	7.1 km
Nearest town	Pūrna	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangakhed	20 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	20 km

Villages closest to Makhani

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

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Common questions about Makhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhani village had a population of 2,229. That makes it the 17th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Makhani village has 1,190 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhani has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Makhani is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhani covers 1238 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.

Makhani falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Makhani is Mirkhal, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Makhani.

Makhani is about 20 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhani is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Mirkhal is about 7.1 km away. Pūrna is about 14 km away. Gangakhed is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.