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About Makhapala Village

Makhapala is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 335 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhapala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhapala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 335
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhapala compares

By the 2011 count Makhapala is the 72nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Makhapala

Makhapala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhapala as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurlupada, Kuten, Laitara and Limgaon. 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 Makhapala

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhapala village had a population of 666. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Makhapala village has 335 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhapala has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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

Makhapala covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhapala falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Makhapala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhapala.

Makhapala is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Makhapala today is likely to be higher.

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