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About Makarpur Village

Makarpur is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,415, made up of 1,745 males and 1,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares.

Makarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 3,415
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Makarpur compares

By the 2011 count Makarpur is the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Makarpur

Makarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makarpur 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 Makarpur from other places

Makarpur lies about 19 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about under 2 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 Makarpur
Nearest railway station Ner Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 2.8 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 19 km

Villages closest to Makarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarpur village had a population of 3,415. That makes it the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Makarpur village has 1,745 males and 1,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Makarpur covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makarpur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makarpur is Ner Halt, about under 2 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 Makarpur.

Makarpur is about 19 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makarpur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 2.8 km away. Jehanabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodarpur (under 2 km), Panpu (under 2 km) and Ner (under 2 km).

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

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