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About Makunpur Village

Makunpur is a mid sized village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 474 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares.

Makunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 474
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makunpur compares

By the 2011 count Makunpur is the 44th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Makunpur

Makunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makunpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makunpur from other places

Makunpur lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur. 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 Makunpur
Nearest town Naugachhia 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nathnagar 20 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 20 km

Villages closest to Makunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makunpur village had a population of 902. That makes it the 44th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Makunpur village has 474 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makunpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Makunpur covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makunpur falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Makunpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Makunpur.

Makunpur is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makunpur is in Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Naugachhia is about 4.7 km away. Nathnagar is about 20 km away. Bhagalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpur (under 2 km), Chaparan (9.7 km) and Haridaspur (13 km).

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

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