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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAIBHAN SINGH
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- LGD code
- 468078
- Pincode
- 484551
- Post office
- Birsinghpur Pali
- Population
- 335
- Households
- 82
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 882 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 167
- Distance to district centre
- 352 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 389 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 154 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 509 km
- Nearest railway station
- Maramjhiri · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Chicholi · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Makra compares
By population, Makra ranks #79 of 103 villages in Pali mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
−4.7% vs mandal average
- Makra
- 45.7%
- Pali mandal
- 50.4%
- Umaria district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
882
−85 vs mandal average
- Makra
- 882
- Pali mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Makra
- 4.1
- Pali mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Makra at a glance
Makra is a village of 335 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Pali tehsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, the 79th-largest of 103 villages in Pali tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 882 women per 1,000 men. It lies 352 km from the Umaria district centre, 29 km from Rahu, the nearest town, 25 km from Maramjhiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 484551, served by Birsinghpur Pali post office; the LGD village code is 468078. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Chicholi, 14 km away. The sarpanch is JAIBHAN SINGH, and the village votes in Vijayraghavgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Satyendra Pathak. The population is estimated at 395 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makra · this village | 335 | 46% | — |
| Bitiya · Rehatgaon | 482 | 40% | 5.4 km NE |
| Kajri · Pipariya | 205 | 42% | 5.5 km NW |
| Kolhudhana · Bhimpur | 348 | 44% | 5.9 km S |
| Golandhana · Bhainsdehi | — | — | 5.9 km S |
| Bakka · Bhimpur | 1,172 | 47% | 5.8 km W |
| Amla · Bhainsdehi | 2,161 | 62% | 6.4 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Makra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHAHDOL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 1,503.15
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.96
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,357.67
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Makra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Makra
- LGD code
- 468078
- Pincode
- 484551
- Post office
- Birsinghpur Pali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 335
- Population (projected 2026)
- 395
- Households
- 82
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 882
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Coordinates
- 21.88999°N, 77.64379°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khajuraho
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vijayraghavgarh
- Member of Parliament
- V. D. Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Satyendra Pathak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JAIBHAN SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Pali
Getting there
How to reach Makra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal154 kmcapital
- Hyderabad509 km
- Mumbai587 km
- Delhi749 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMaramjhiri25 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Chicholi14 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)