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About Bara Makrauna Village

Bara Makrauna is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 585 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Makrauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Makrauna village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140001
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 585
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Makrauna compares

By the 2011 count Bara Makrauna is the 48th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 892.

Getting to Bara Makrauna

Bara Makrauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Makrauna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Makrauna from other places

Bara Makrauna lies about 5.7 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 4.4 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 Bara Makrauna
Nearest railway station Mianpur 4.4 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 5.7 km
Nearest town Ropar 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 10 km

Villages closest to Bara Makrauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Bara Makrauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Makrauna village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 48th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bara Makrauna village has 585 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Makrauna 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 892.

The pincode recorded for Bara Makrauna is 140001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Makrauna covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Makrauna falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bara Makrauna is Mianpur, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Makrauna.

Bara Makrauna is about 5.7 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Makrauna is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Mianpur is about 4.4 km away. Rupnagar is about 5.7 km away. Ropar is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangatpur (under 2 km), Balsanda (3.4 km) and Dulchi Majra (4.1 km).

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

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