Makra, Illambazar

Makra is a village located in the Illambazar Subdivision of Birbhum district of West Bengal. The village falls in Illambazar block and comes under Batikar Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Makra is 1.6 thousands out of which 829 are males and rest 792 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 955 females per 1000 males. There are around 215 teenagers in Makra. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 937 persons can read and write. Total 218 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 382 households in Makra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 605. The pincode of Makra is 731214 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Illambazar Sub Post office
• Ushardihi Branch Post office
• Ghurisha Branch Post office
• Matikona Branch Post office
• Dumrut Branch Post office

Schools

Makra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Ghurisha Sripur High School(High School)
• Hansra High School
• Chunpalashi High School
• Illambazar High School
• Illambazar B. K. R. S. Balika Vidyalaya

Hospitals

Makra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Shibpur GP HQ Sub-Center
• Tinore GP HQ Sub-Center
• Dhalla Sub-Center
• Hansra Sub-Center
• Tarapur Sub-Center

Banks

Makra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Illambazar
• Central Bank of India Basudha
• State Bank of India Sukhbazar
• UCO Bank Illambazar