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About Makra Village

Makra is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 685 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733157
Area (hectares) 82.48 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 685
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makra compares

By the 2011 count Makra is the 126th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 82.48 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, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Makra

Makra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahigram, Mahipur, Mahisbathan and Mahua. 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 Makra

As per the Census of India 2011, Makra village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 126th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Makra village has 685 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makra has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Makra is 733157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makra covers 82.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makra falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makra.

Makra is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Makra today is likely to be higher.

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