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About Makdawa Village

Makdawa is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 555 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makdawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makdawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 298.83 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 555
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Makdawa compares

By the 2011 count Makdawa is the 48th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 298.83 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Makdawa

Makdawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makdawa 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 Makdawa from other places

Makdawa lies about 58 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Bharawas, about 14 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 Makdawa
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Bharawas 14 km
Nearest town Dhāruhera 16 km
District headquarters Alwar 58 km

Villages closest to Makdawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makdawa village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 48th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Makdawa village has 555 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makdawa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Makdawa is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makdawa covers 298.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makdawa falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Makdawa is Bharawas, about 14 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 Makdawa.

Makdawa is about 58 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makdawa is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 5.0 km away. Bharawas is about 14 km away. Dhāruhera is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matalwas (under 2 km), Silpata (under 2 km) and Jatoowas (under 2 km).

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

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