About Makowal Village

Makowal is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 231 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144522
Area (hectares)	18 hectares
Population	428
Male Population	231
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makowal compares

By the 2011 count Makowal is the 128th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Makowal

Makowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makowal 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 Makowal from other places

Makowal lies about 33 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, 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	Balachaur	13 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	13 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	16 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	33 km

Villages closest to Makowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 428. That makes it the 128th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Makowal village has 231 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makowal has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Makowal is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makowal covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makowal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Makowal.

Makowal is about 33 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makowal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 13 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.