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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 559 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 559
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhdumpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhdumpur is the 37th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Makhdumpur

Makhdumpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhdumpur as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhdumpur from other places

Makhdumpur lies about 22 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 17 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 Makhdumpur
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 2.5 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 17 km
District headquarters Arwal 22 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhdumpur village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 37th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 559 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Makhdumpur is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdumpur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhdumpur falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhdumpur.

Makhdumpur is about 22 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumpur is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 2.5 km away. Makhdumpur is about 17 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sura (under 2 km), Nadaura (under 2 km) and Kimdar Chak (under 2 km).

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

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