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About Makarkendi Village

Makarkendi is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 99 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarkendi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarkendi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722146
Area (hectares) 100.89 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 99
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makarkendi compares

By the 2011 count Makarkendi is the 115th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 100.89 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 950.

Getting to Makarkendi

Makarkendi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makarkendi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khap, Khenkriara, Krishnanagar and Kumidya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makarkendi

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarkendi village had a population of 193. That makes it the 115th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Makarkendi village has 99 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarkendi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Makarkendi is 722146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarkendi covers 100.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makarkendi falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makarkendi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Makarkendi.

Makarkendi is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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