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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a large village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,279, made up of 1,163 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 391 hectares
Population 2,279
Male Population 1,163
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 391 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

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 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Wazerganj, about 7.5 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 Makhdumpur
Nearest railway station Wazerganj 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 11 km
Nearest town Hisua 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 2,279. That makes it the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 1,163 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Makhdumpur covers 391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhdumpur falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Wazerganj, about 7.5 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 24 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 Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Wazerganj is about 7.5 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 11 km away. Hisua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkanda (4.3 km), Mahiyarpur (4.5 km) and Khalari (4.8 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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