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About Makunsar Village

Makunsar is a large village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,500, made up of 1,249 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083 hectares hectares.

Makunsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makunsar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 1083 hectares
Population 2,500
Male Population 1,249
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makunsar compares

By the 2011 count Makunsar is the 28th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 1083 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Makunsar

Makunsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makunsar 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. The nearest villages by name are Lalthane, Loware, Mahagaon and Mahim. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makunsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Makunsar village had a population of 2,500. That makes it the 28th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Makunsar village has 1,249 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makunsar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Makunsar covers 1083 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makunsar falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Makunsar notes the nearest railway station 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 Makunsar.

Makunsar is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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