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About Makhali Village

Makhali is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 812 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 101.05 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 812
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhali compares

By the 2011 count Makhali is the 51st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 101.05 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Makhali

Makhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhali as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhali from other places

Makhali lies about 53 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghutiari Sharif, 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 Makhali
Nearest railway station Ghutiari Sharif 1.8 km
Nearest town Baruipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 28 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 53 km

Villages closest to Makhali

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

Common questions about Makhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhali village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 51st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Makhali village has 812 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhali has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Makhali is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhali covers 101.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makhali falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makhali is Ghutiari Sharif, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhali.

Makhali is about 53 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhali is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghutiari Sharif is about 1.8 km away. Baruipur is about 13 km away. Haroa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haldaha (3.8 km), Mazampur (5.2 km) and Kharupala (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Makhali today is likely to be higher.

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