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About Makhi Village

Makhi is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 146 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 146
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Makhi compares

By the 2011 count Makhi is the 152nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Makhi

The census records public bus service for Makhi as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhi from other places

Makhi lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 2.3 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 Makhi
Nearest railway station Sindhar 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 10 km
Nearest town Nakodar 22 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Makhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhi village had a population of 284. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Makhi village has 146 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Makhi is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhi covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makhi falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makhi is Sindhar, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhi.

Makhi is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhi is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 2.3 km away. Shahkot is about 10 km away. Nakodar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindhar (under 2 km), Khosa (1.8 km) and Kotli Kamboan (2.0 km).

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

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