About Makra Village

Makra is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 757 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731214
Area (hectares)	129.44 hectares
Population	1,480
Male Population	757
Female Population	723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makra compares

By the 2011 count Makra is the 41st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 129.44 hectares work out to about 11 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 944.

Getting to Makra

Makra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Makra from other places

Makra lies about 5.3 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.8 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 Makra
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	1.8 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	5.3 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	5.3 km

Villages closest to Makra

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

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Common questions about Makra

As per the Census of India 2011, Makra village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 41st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Makra village has 757 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makra has about 955 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 944.

The pincode recorded for Makra is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makra covers 129.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makra falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makra is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makra.

Makra is about 5.3 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makra is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 1.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 1.8 km away. Illambazar is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.