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About Makku Village

Makku is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 445 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makku village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 221.46 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 445
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makku compares

By the 2011 count Makku is the 19th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 221.46 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Makku

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

Makku lies about 26 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 91 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 Makku
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 5.7 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 44 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 91 km

Villages closest to Makku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makku village had a population of 950. That makes it the 19th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Makku village has 445 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makku has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Makku is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makku covers 221.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makku falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Makku is Rishikesh, about 91 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 Makku.

Makku is about 26 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makku is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 5.7 km away. Rudraprayag is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagpura (under 2 km), Chinagwar (under 2 km) and Dilangwar (under 2 km).

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

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