About Makran Village

Makran is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 239 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Kharar
Pincode	140301
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	239
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makran compares

By the 2011 count Makran is the 133rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Makran

Makran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makran 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makran from other places

Makran lies about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 6.5 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 Makran
Nearest railway station	Kharar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	12 km

Villages closest to Makran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makran village had a population of 456. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Makran village has 239 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makran has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Makran is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makran covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makran falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makran is Kharar, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Makran.

Makran is about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makran is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 6.5 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.