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About Makri Village

Makri is one of the larger villages in Siana tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,052, made up of 2,667 males and 2,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 245403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Siana
Pincode 245403
Area (hectares) 782.27 hectares
Population 5,052
Male Population 2,667
Female Population 2,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makri compares

By the 2011 count Makri is the 19th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,505 residents. Its 782.27 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Makri

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

Makri lies about 32 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Garhmuktesar Bridge, about 18 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 Makri
Nearest railway station Garhmuktesar Bridge 18 km
Nearest town Garhmuktesar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Siana 32 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 32 km

Villages closest to Makri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makri village had a population of 5,052. That makes it the 19th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,505 residents.

Makri village has 2,667 males and 2,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Makri is 245403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makri covers 782.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makri falls under Siana tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makri is Garhmuktesar Bridge, about 18 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 Makri.

Makri is about 32 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makri is in Siana tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Garhmuktesar Bridge is about 18 km away. Garhmuktesar is about 21 km away. Siana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranapur (1.6 km), Barhana (3.4 km) and Karaitha (3.6 km).

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

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