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About Makhewala Village

Makhewala is a mid sized village in Sardulgarh tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 981 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Sardulgarh
Pincode 151506
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 1,821
Male Population 981
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Makhewala compares

By the 2011 count Makhewala is the 28th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 895.

Getting to Makhewala

Makhewala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhewala 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 Makhewala from other places

Makhewala lies about 23 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Narinderpura, about 22 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 Makhewala
Tehsil headquarters Sardulgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Narinderpura 22 km
District headquarters Mansa 23 km
Nearest town Mānsa 23 km

Villages closest to Makhewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhewala village had a population of 1,821. That makes it the 28th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents.

Makhewala village has 981 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhewala has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Makhewala is 151506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhewala covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhewala falls under Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makhewala is Narinderpura, about 22 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 Makhewala.

Makhewala is about 23 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhewala is in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district. Sardulgarh is about 15 km away. Narinderpura is about 22 km away. Mansa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhuner (2.3 km), Ghurkni (2.9 km) and Chak Maghania (3.3 km).

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

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