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About Maklang Village

Maklang is a mid sized village in Lamshang tehsil, in the district of Imphal West, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 659 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maklang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maklang village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal West
Tehsil Lamshang
Pincode 795113
Area (hectares) 224.59 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 659
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maklang compares

By the 2011 count Maklang is the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 224.59 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Maklang

Maklang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maklang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maklang from other places

Maklang lies about 6.7 km from Imphal West, and the nearest railway station is Phayeng, about under 2 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 Maklang
Nearest railway station Phayeng under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lamshang 5.1 km
District headquarters Imphal West 6.7 km
Nearest town Imphal 12 km

Villages closest to Maklang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maklang village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Maklang village has 659 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maklang has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Maklang is 795113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maklang covers 224.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maklang falls under Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Maklang is Phayeng, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maklang.

Maklang is about 6.7 km from Imphal West in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maklang is in Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district. Phayeng is about under 2 km away. Lamshang is about 5.1 km away. Imphal West is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tairenpokpi (2.8 km), Heibongpokpi (3.6 km) and Ekpal Khunou (3.7 km).

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

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