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About Makarda Village

Makarda is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 648 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 232.61 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 648
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Makarda compares

By the 2011 count Makarda is the 43rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 232.61 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 957.

Getting to Makarda

Makarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makarda 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. The nearest villages by name are Lechhua, Lona Chajuri, Madhab Chak and Madhya Jetha. 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 Makarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarda village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Makarda village has 648 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Makarda is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarda covers 232.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makarda falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makarda notes the nearest railway station 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 Makarda.

Makarda is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Makarda today is likely to be higher.

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