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About Makara Village

Makara is a mid sized village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,788, made up of 921 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1499.95 hectares hectares.

Makara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Area (hectares) 1499.95 hectares
Population 1,788
Male Population 921
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makara compares

By the 2011 count Makara is the 93rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 1499.95 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Makara

Makara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Makara from other places

Makara lies about 54 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Renukoot, about 8.1 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 Makara
Nearest town Renukūt 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Renukoot 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 28 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 54 km

Villages closest to Makara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makara village had a population of 1,788. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Makara village has 921 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makara has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Makara covers 1499.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makara falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makara is Renukoot, about 8.1 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 km distance for Makara.

Makara is about 54 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makara is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Renukūt is about 7.7 km away. Renukoot is about 8.1 km away. Dudhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraidar (under 2 km), Barawe (under 2 km) and Barwani (under 2 km).

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

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