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About Makhan Pokhar Village

Makhan Pokhar is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,239 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.47 hectares hectares.

Makhan Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhan Pokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Area (hectares) 420.47 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhan Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Makhan Pokhar is the 36th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 420.47 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Makhan Pokhar

Makhan Pokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhan Pokhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lodhabari, Lohagara, Lukundra and Mahogarh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makhan Pokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhan Pokhar village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 36th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Makhan Pokhar village has 1,239 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhan Pokhar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Makhan Pokhar covers 420.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhan Pokhar falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Makhan Pokhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Makhan Pokhar.

Makhan Pokhar is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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