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About Makam Village

Makam is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 562 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makam village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143606
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 562
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makam compares

By the 2011 count Makam is the 149th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Makam

Makam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makam as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Madu Chhanga, Mahammad Mundranwala, Mahar and Mahji Meun. 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 Makam

As per the Census of India 2011, Makam village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 149th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Makam village has 562 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makam has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Makam is 143606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makam covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makam falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Makam 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 village for Makam.

Makam is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar 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 Makam today is likely to be higher.

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