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About Makra Village

Makra is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,371, made up of 1,179 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.6 hectares hectares.

Makra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 184.6 hectares
Population 2,371
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makra compares

By the 2011 count Makra is the 78th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 184.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Makra

Makra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makra from other places

Makra lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 2.4 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 Makra
Nearest railway station Trilochan Mahadeo 2.4 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Makra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makra village had a population of 2,371. That makes it the 78th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Makra village has 1,179 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makra has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Makra covers 184.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makra falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makra is Trilochan Mahadeo, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Makra.

Makra is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makra is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Trilochan Mahadeo is about 2.4 km away. Mariāhu is about 19 km away. Kerakat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asbaranpur (under 2 km), Kardaha (1.7 km) and Bhawnathpur (1.9 km).

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

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