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About Makrara Village

Makrara is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 337 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makrara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 71.95 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 337
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Makrara compares

By the 2011 count Makrara is the 65th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 71.95 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Makrara

Makrara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makrara 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. The nearest villages by name are Ledisol, Loadihi, Madhabpur and Madhupur. 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 Makrara

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrara village had a population of 646. That makes it the 65th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Makrara village has 337 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Makrara is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makrara covers 71.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makrara falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makrara notes the nearest railway station 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 Makrara.

Makrara is in Khatra 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 Makrara today is likely to be higher.

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