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About Makarkol Village

Makarkol is a mid sized village in Onda tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 536 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarkol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Onda
Pincode 722144
Area (hectares) 79.61 hectares
Population 1,057
Male Population 536
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makarkol compares

By the 2011 count Makarkol is the 75th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 79.61 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Makarkol

Makarkol is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makarkol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhabpur, Mahish Doba, Maitha and Majdiha. 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 Makarkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarkol village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 75th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Makarkol village has 536 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarkol has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Makarkol is 722144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarkol covers 79.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makarkol falls under Onda tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makarkol notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makarkol.

Makarkol is in Onda 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 Makarkol today is likely to be higher.

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