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About Makhet Village

Makhet is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 189 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 76.74 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 189
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,302
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhet compares

By the 2011 count Makhet is the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 76.74 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Makhet

Makhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhet as Available within <5 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 Makhet from other places

Makhet lies about 57 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 69 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 Makhet
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 34 km
Nearest town Almora 45 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 69 km

Villages closest to Makhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhet village had a population of 435. That makes it the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Makhet village has 189 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhet has about 1302 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Makhet is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhet covers 76.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhet falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Makhet is Ramnagar, about 69 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhet.

Makhet is about 57 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhet is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 34 km away. Almora is about 45 km away. Rudraprayag is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budna (8.1 km), Gethana (8.1 km) and Ghanat Gaon (8.1 km).

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

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