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About Makoa Village

Makoa is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,668, made up of 1,344 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makoa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 328.72 hectares
Population 2,668
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makoa compares

By the 2011 count Makoa is the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 328.72 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Makoa

The census records public bus service for Makoa as Available within 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kumadol, Lakargram, Lakshmi Narayanpur and Mahimuji. 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 Makoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Makoa village had a population of 2,668. That makes it the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Makoa village has 1,344 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makoa has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Makoa is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makoa covers 328.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makoa falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

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

Makoa is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum 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 Makoa today is likely to be higher.

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