About Makarshui Village

Makarshui is a mid sized village in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 291 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarshui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarshui village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	112.85 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	291
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
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 Makarshui compares

By the 2011 count Makarshui is the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 112.85 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Makarshui

Makarshui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makarshui 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. The nearest villages by name are Laliabari, Madhaihat, Magra Marai and Mahadipur. 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.

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Common questions about Makarshui

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarshui village had a population of 576. That makes it the 79th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Makarshui village has 291 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarshui has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Makarshui is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarshui covers 112.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makarshui falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makarshui 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 - 10 km distance for Makarshui.

Makarshui is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah 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.