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About Makraha Village

Makraha is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 588 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 110.32 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 588
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makraha compares

By the 2011 count Makraha is the 94th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 110.32 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Makraha

Makraha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makraha as Available within <5 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 Makraha from other places

Makraha lies about 22 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 19 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 Makraha
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 4.0 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 22 km

Villages closest to Makraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makraha village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 94th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Makraha village has 588 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makraha has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Makraha is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makraha covers 110.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makraha falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makraha is Hatwar, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makraha.

Makraha is about 22 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makraha is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 4.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Hatwar 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 Parwa (under 2 km), Bahkol (under 2 km) and Andhasur (1.6 km).

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

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