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About Makhangunj Village

Makhangunj is a small village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 135 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhangunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhangunj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312022
Area (hectares) 187.82 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 135
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhangunj compares

By the 2011 count Makhangunj is the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 187.82 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Makhangunj

Makhangunj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhangunj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Makhangunj from other places

Makhangunj lies about 43 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barundini, about 4.2 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 Makhangunj
Nearest railway station Barundini 4.2 km
Nearest town Māndalgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Begun 18 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 43 km

Villages closest to Makhangunj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhangunj village had a population of 272. That makes it the 135th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Makhangunj village has 135 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhangunj has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Makhangunj is 312022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhangunj covers 187.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makhangunj falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Makhangunj is Barundini, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Makhangunj.

Makhangunj is about 43 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhangunj is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Barundini is about 4.2 km away. Māndalgarh is about 14 km away. Begun is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichhor (3.8 km), Deolachh (4.0 km) and Laxmipura (4.6 km).

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

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