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About Makhanpura Village

Makhanpura is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 40 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhanpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143110
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 40
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Makhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Makhanpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Makhanpura

Makhanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhanpura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhanpura from other places

Makhanpura lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is واہگہ, about 9.4 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 Makhanpura
Nearest railway station واہگہ 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 27 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 27 km
District headquarters Amritsar 31 km

Villages closest to Makhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhanpura village had a population of 80. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Makhanpura village has 40 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhanpura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Makhanpura is 143110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhanpura covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhanpura falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makhanpura is واہگہ, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhanpura.

Makhanpura is about 31 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhanpura is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. واہگہ is about 9.4 km away. Ajnala is about 27 km away. Ajnāla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Allah Bakash (under 2 km), Gagarmal (under 2 km) and Bachiwind (1.8 km).

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

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