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About Makoriya Village

Makoriya is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 425 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makoriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makoriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 493.31 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 425
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makoriya compares

By the 2011 count Makoriya is the 65th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 493.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Makoriya

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

Makoriya lies about 95 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 11 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 Makoriya
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 13 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 26 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 95 km

Villages closest to Makoriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makoriya village had a population of 822. That makes it the 65th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Makoriya village has 425 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makoriya has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Makoriya is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makoriya covers 493.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makoriya falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Makoriya is Chowmahala, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makoriya.

Makoriya is about 95 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makoriya is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about 11 km away. Gangdhar is about 13 km away. Shāmgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhappiya (under 2 km), Semli Gehlot (2.2 km) and Bharka (2.3 km).

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

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