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About Makarka Village

Makarka is a small village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 219 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 94.37 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 219
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
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 Makarka compares

By the 2011 count Makarka is the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 94.37 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Makarka

Makarka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makarka 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 Lapara, Laulara, Layamara and Maheshpur. 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 Makarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarka village had a population of 399. That makes it the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Makarka village has 219 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarka has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Makarka is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarka covers 94.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makarka falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makarka 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 Makarka.

Makarka is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Makarka today is likely to be higher.

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