Skip to main content

About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is a large village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,176 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,176
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makanpur is the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 315 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Makanpur

The census records public bus service for Makanpur as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makanpur from other places

Makanpur 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 Makanpur
Nearest town Naugachhia 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nathnagar 20 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 20 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

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 Makanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanpur village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Makanpur village has 1,176 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Makanpur covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 315 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makanpur falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Makanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Makanpur.

Makanpur 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.

Makanpur 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 Makunpur (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 Makanpur today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All