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About Makha Chehlan Village

Makha Chehlan is a mid sized village in Mansa tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 718 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makha Chehlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makha Chehlan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Mansa
Pincode 151504
Area (hectares) 537 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 718
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makha Chehlan compares

By the 2011 count Makha Chehlan is the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Makha Chehlan

Makha Chehlan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makha Chehlan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makha Chehlan from other places

Makha Chehlan lies about 18 km from Mānsa, and the nearest railway station is Mansa, about 18 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 Makha Chehlan
Nearest railway station Mansa 18 km
Nearest town Mānsa 18 km

Villages closest to Makha Chehlan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mansa 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 Makha Chehlan

As per the Census of India 2011, Makha Chehlan village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Makha Chehlan village has 718 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makha Chehlan has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 871.

The pincode recorded for Makha Chehlan is 151504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makha Chehlan covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makha Chehlan falls under Mansa tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makha Chehlan is Mansa, about 18 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 village for Makha Chehlan.

Makha Chehlan is about 18 km from Mānsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makha Chehlan is in Mansa tehsil of Mansa district. Mansa is about 18 km away. Mānsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anupgarh (2.5 km), Alisher Kalan (3.0 km) and Ali Sher Khurd (3.1 km).

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

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