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About Makeng Village

Makeng is a small village in Sawombung tehsil, in the district of Imphal East, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 138 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makeng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makeng village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal East
Tehsil Sawombung
Pincode 795114
Area (hectares) 322.65 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 138
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makeng compares

By the 2011 count Makeng is the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 322.65 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Makeng

Makeng is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makeng as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Makeng from other places

Makeng lies about 29 km from Imphal East, and the nearest railway station is Phayeng, about 38 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 Makeng
Tehsil headquarters Sawombung 26 km
District headquarters Imphal East 29 km
Nearest town Ukhrul 34 km
Nearest railway station Phayeng 38 km

Villages closest to Makeng

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makeng village had a population of 281. That makes it the 60th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Makeng village has 138 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makeng has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Makeng is 795114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makeng covers 322.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makeng falls under Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Makeng is Phayeng, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makeng.

Makeng is about 29 km from Imphal East in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makeng is in Sawombung tehsil of Imphal East district. Sawombung is about 26 km away. Imphal East is about 29 km away. Ukhrul is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makeng Nunglou (5.0 km), Matakhong (5.5 km) and Makeng Chonglou (5.6 km).

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

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