About Makowal Village

Makowal is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 766 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143103
Area (hectares)	570 hectares
Population	1,466
Male Population	766
Female Population	700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makowal compares

By the 2011 count Makowal is the 87th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 570 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Makowal

Makowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makowal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makowal from other places

Makowal lies about 32 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 3.4 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 Makowal
Nearest railway station	Hardorawal	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	14 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	14 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	32 km

Villages closest to Makowal

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.

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Common questions about Makowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Makowal village had a population of 1,466. That makes it the 87th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Makowal village has 766 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makowal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Makowal is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makowal covers 570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makowal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makowal is Hardorawal, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Makowal.

Makowal is about 32 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makowal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Hardorawal is about 3.4 km away. Ajnala is about 14 km away. Ajnāla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.