About Makhpa Village

Makhpa is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,135, made up of 1,113 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Pincode	824236
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	2,135
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhpa compares

By the 2011 count Makhpa is the 37th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Makhpa

Makhpa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makhpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Makhpa from other places

Makhpa lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 14 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 Makhpa
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	1.7 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	1.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Makhpa

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

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Common questions about Makhpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhpa village had a population of 2,135. That makes it the 37th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Makhpa village has 1,113 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhpa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Makhpa is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhpa covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhpa falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhpa is Bela, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Makhpa.

Makhpa 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.

Makhpa is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 1.7 km away. Tekāri is about 1.7 km away. Bela is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.