About Makna Village

Makna is a mid sized village in Katoria tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 611 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.4 hectares hectares.

Makna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Katoria
Area (hectares)	151.4 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	611
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makna compares

By the 2011 count Makna is the 35th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 619 residents. Its 151.4 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Makna

Makna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Katoria, Khutwa, Kolhua and Kurna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makna

As per the Census of India 2011, Makna village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 35th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 619 residents.

Makna village has 611 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makna has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Makna covers 151.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makna falls under Katoria tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Makna notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Makna.

Makna is in Katoria tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.