About Makesar Village

Makesar is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 466 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makesar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	866
Male Population	466
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makesar compares

By the 2011 count Makesar is the 82nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Makesar

Makesar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Makesar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Makesar from other places

Makesar lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 8.1 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 Makesar
Nearest railway station	Punsia	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Banka	18 km
Nearest town	Bānka	18 km

Villages closest to Makesar

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

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Common questions about Makesar

As per the Census of India 2011, Makesar village had a population of 866. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Makesar village has 466 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makesar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Makesar is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makesar covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makesar falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makesar is Punsia, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makesar.

Makesar is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makesar is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 8.1 km away. Dhuraiya is about 18 km away. Banka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.