About Makowal Village

Makowal is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,455, made up of 768 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140111
Area (hectares)	356 hectares
Population	1,455
Male Population	768
Female Population	687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makowal compares

By the 2011 count Makowal is the 22nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Makowal

Makowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Makowal from other places

Makowal lies about 17 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	8.7 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	13 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	16 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	17 km

Villages closest to Makowal

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.

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Common questions about Makowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Makowal village had a population of 1,455. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Makowal village has 768 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makowal has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Makowal is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makowal covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makowal falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makowal is Khamanon, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makowal.

Makowal is about 17 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makowal is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 8.7 km away. Bālāchor is about 13 km away. Khamanon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.