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About Makhiya Kalan Village

Makhiya Kalan is a mid sized village in Garhi tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 475 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhiya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhiya Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Garhi
Pincode 327024
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 475
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhiya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Makhiya Kalan is the 121st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Makhiya Kalan

Makhiya Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhiya Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Makhiya Kalan from other places

Makhiya Kalan lies about 28 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, about 56 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 Makhiya Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Garhi 9.3 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 19 km
District headquarters Banswara 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotana 56 km

Villages closest to Makhiya Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhi 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 Makhiya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhiya Kalan village had a population of 921. That makes it the 121st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Makhiya Kalan village has 475 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhiya Kalan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Makhiya Kalan is 327024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhiya Kalan covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhiya Kalan falls under Garhi tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Makhiya Kalan is Kotana, about 56 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 village for Makhiya Kalan.

Makhiya Kalan is about 28 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhiya Kalan is in Garhi tehsil of Banswara district. Garhi is about 9.3 km away. Sāgwāra is about 19 km away. Banswara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roonjiya (2.2 km), Akheraj Ka Gara (2.9 km) and Khera (2.9 km).

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

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