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About Makaspur Village

Makaspur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 515 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 515
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makaspur compares

By the 2011 count Makaspur is the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Makaspur

Makaspur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makaspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makaspur from other places

Makaspur lies about 21 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 4.0 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 Makaspur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Makaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makaspur village had a population of 984. That makes it the 71st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Makaspur village has 515 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makaspur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Makaspur is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makaspur covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makaspur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makaspur is Ghogha, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makaspur.

Makaspur is about 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makaspur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 4.0 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Bhagalpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleanpur (2.0 km), Sadhopur (2.0 km) and Udairampur (3.3 km).

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

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