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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 708 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 708
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhdumpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhdumpur is the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Makhdumpur

Makhdumpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhdumpur 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 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 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 1.5 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 Jamuawan 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 5.0 km
Nearest town Hisua 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 1,337. That makes it the 55th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 708 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Makhdumpur covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhdumpur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Jamuawan, about 1.5 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 km distance for Makhdumpur.

Makhdumpur is about 29 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 1.5 km away. Wazirganj is about 5.0 km away. Hisua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilora (under 2 km), Gobindpur (under 2 km) and Manaini (1.6 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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