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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is one of the larger villages in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,204, made up of 3,206 males and 2,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 6,204
Male Population 3,206
Female Population 2,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhdumpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhdumpur is the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Makhdumpur

Makhdumpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhdumpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Makhdumpur from other places

Makhdumpur lies about 5.3 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Manshahi, about 2.1 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 Manshahi 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 5.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 5.3 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korha 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 6,204. That makes it the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 3,206 males and 2,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Makhdumpur is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdumpur covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhdumpur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Manshahi, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Makhdumpur.

Makhdumpur is about 5.3 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumpur is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Manshahi is about 2.1 km away. Korha is about 5.3 km away. Katihar is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraenpur (1.7 km), Maheshpur (7.2 km) and Madhura (8.0 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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