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About Makranpur Village

Makranpur is a large village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,771, made up of 1,432 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makranpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Pincode 431103
Area (hectares) 295.14 hectares
Population 2,771
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makranpur compares

By the 2011 count Makranpur is the 22nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 295.14 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Makranpur

Makranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makranpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Makranpur from other places

Makranpur lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 13 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 Makranpur
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 13 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 22 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Makranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makranpur village had a population of 2,771. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Makranpur village has 1,432 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makranpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Makranpur is 431103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makranpur covers 295.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makranpur falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makranpur is Dev Road Halt, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makranpur.

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

Makranpur is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 13 km away. Rafiganj is about 13 km away. Kannad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwarkheda (6.7 km), Sawargaon (6.7 km) and Sirjapur (6.8 km).

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

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