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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,022, made up of 513 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 1,022
Male Population 513
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhdumpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhdumpur is the 71st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 19 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 935.

Getting to Makhdumpur

Makhdumpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makhdumpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhdumpur from other places

Makhdumpur lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 12 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 Makhdumpur
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 11 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhdumpur village had a population of 1,022. That makes it the 71st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 513 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Makhdumpur is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdumpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makhdumpur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Kastha, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Makhdumpur.

Makhdumpur is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumpur is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 11 km away. Kastha is about 12 km away. Belaganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraini (under 2 km), Irki (2.1 km) and Bela (3.1 km).

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

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