About Makhala Village

Makhala is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 678 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhala village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Kegaon
Pincode	766011
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	1,383
Male Population	678
Female Population	705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhala compares

By the 2011 count Makhala is the 25th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Makhala

Makhala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makhala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Makhala from other places

Makhala lies about 27 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Rajsunakhala, 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 Makhala
Nearest railway station	Rajsunakhala	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kegaon	27 km
District headquarters	Kalahandi	27 km
Nearest town	Khordha	30 km

Villages closest to Makhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhala village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 25th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Makhala village has 678 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhala has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Makhala is 766011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhala covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhala falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Makhala is Rajsunakhala, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makhala.

Makhala is about 27 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhala is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Rajsunakhala is about under 2 km away. Kegaon is about 27 km away. Kalahandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.