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About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is a mid sized village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 667 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847307
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 667
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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 12 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 4.4 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 Thalwara 4.4 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 25 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhwara 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 1,330. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Makanpur village has 667 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Makanpur is 847307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makanpur covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makanpur falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makanpur is Thalwara, about 4.4 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 12 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpur is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Thalwara is about 4.4 km away. Darbhanga is about 12 km away. Singhwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirhauli (under 2 km), Rasulpur (6.9 km) and Sanahpur Dih (7.6 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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