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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 228 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 228
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 176th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

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 29 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 3.0 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 29 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 435. That makes it the 176th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 228 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Makhdumpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhdumpur falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Rafiganj, about 3.0 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 29 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumpur is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 3.0 km away. Aurangabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (under 2 km), Chaubara (under 2 km) and Salempur (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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