About Makhajan Village

Makhajan is a large village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,104 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhajan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Sangameshwar
Pincode	415608
Area (hectares)	258.51 hectares
Population	2,316
Male Population	1,104
Female Population	1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhajan compares

By the 2011 count Makhajan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 258.51 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Makhajan

Makhajan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhajan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhajan from other places

Makhajan lies about 38 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kadavai, about 4.9 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 Makhajan
Nearest railway station	Kadavai	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sangameshwar	11 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	29 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	38 km

Villages closest to Makhajan

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Makhajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhajan village had a population of 2,316. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Makhajan village has 1,104 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhajan has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Makhajan is 415608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhajan covers 258.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhajan falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Makhajan is Kadavai, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makhajan.

Makhajan is about 38 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhajan is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kadavai is about 4.9 km away. Sangameshwar is about 11 km away. Chiplūn is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.