About Makhani Village

Makhani is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 217 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Pincode	273406
Area (hectares)	23.37 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	217
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Makhani compares

By the 2011 count Makhani is the 431st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 23.37 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Makhani

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

Makhani lies about 15 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 13 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 Makhani
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jagatbela	13 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	15 km

Villages closest to Makhani

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

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Common questions about Makhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhani village had a population of 424. That makes it the 431st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Makhani village has 217 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhani has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Makhani is 273406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhani covers 23.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makhani falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makhani is Jagatbela, about 13 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 Makhani.

Makhani is about 15 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhani is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.8 km away. Jagatbela is about 13 km away. Gorakhpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.