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About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,501, made up of 1,884 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 3,501
Male Population 1,884
Female Population 1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makanpur is the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Makanpur

Makanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makanpur as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 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 39 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 4.5 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 Makanpur
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur Road 4.5 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 24 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 39 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 3,501. That makes it the 13th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Makanpur village has 1,884 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Makanpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makanpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makanpur is Kalyanpur Road, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makanpur.

Makanpur is about 39 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 Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kalyanpur Road is about 4.5 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Shahkund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parmanpur (under 2 km), Madsudanpur (under 2 km) and Chandpur (2.6 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.

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