Makhu is a town and a
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Ferozepur district
Firozpur district, also known as Ferozepur district, is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. Firozpur district comprises an area of .
Firozpur (Ferozepur) is the capital city of the district. It is situated inside ...
in Indian state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
.
Geography
Makhu has an average elevation of 201
metre
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s (659
feet
The foot ( : feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made ...
). This town is located near the edge of
Harike Sanctuary. It is 5 km away from the
confluence of
Satluj
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the In ...
and
Beas
Beas is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district of the Indian state of Punjab. Beas lies on the banks of the Beas River. Beas town is mostly located in revenue boundary of Budha Theh with parts in villages Dholo Nangal and Wazir Bhullar. ...
rivers.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
,
Makhu had a population of 12,173. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Makhu has an average literacy rate of 88%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87 percent, and female literacy is 89 percent In Makhu, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
The town is a part of
Zira Assembly Constituency, and
Naresh Kataria is the MLA elected in 2022.
Transport
;Railway
The town has namesake Makhu Railway station which provides connectivity to major cities of Firozpur, Ludhiana and Jalandhar.
;Road
Makhu is connected to rest of Punjab and nation through three national highways.
*
National Highway 54
The following highways are numbered 54:
Canada
* Alberta Highway 54
* Saskatchewan Highway 54
Finland
* Finnish national road 54
India
* National Highway 54 (India)
Italy
* Autostrada A54
Japan
* Japan National Route 54
Korea, South
* Nat ...
- Old NH 15
*
National Highway 703A
*
National Highway 703B
Major Healthcare Services
* Wadhwa Hardware Store
* Wahi Medical Store
* Kalra Hospital
* City Hospital Makhu
* Civil Hospital Makhu
* Medicare hospital
References
Cities and towns in Firozpur district
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