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About Makrampur Village

Makrampur is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 931 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makrampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 52.48 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 931
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makrampur compares

By the 2011 count Makrampur is the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 52.48 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Makrampur

Makrampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makrampur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makrampur from other places

Makrampur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Champahati, about 3.3 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 Makrampur
Nearest railway station Champahati 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 9.3 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 9.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Makrampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrampur village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Makrampur village has 931 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrampur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Makrampur is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makrampur covers 52.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makrampur falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makrampur is Champahati, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Makrampur.

Makrampur is about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makrampur is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Champahati is about 3.3 km away. Sonarpur is about 9.3 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabhasan (under 2 km), Kustia (under 2 km) and Sangur (under 2 km).

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

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