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About Makarkola Village

Makarkola is a small village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 176 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarkola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 713427
Area (hectares) 67.4 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 176
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makarkola compares

By the 2011 count Makarkola is the 83rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 67.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Makarkola

Makarkola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makarkola as Available within 5 - 10 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 Konarpur, Kotshimul, Kurchigara and Lohai. 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 Makarkola

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarkola village had a population of 369. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Makarkola village has 176 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarkola has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Makarkola is 713427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarkola covers 67.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makarkola falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makarkola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makarkola.

Makarkola is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Makarkola today is likely to be higher.

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