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About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is a mid sized village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 468 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 468
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
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 Makanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makanpur is the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Makanpur

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

Makanpur lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 13 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 Makanpur
Tehsil headquarters Bind 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 13 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 15 km
District headquarters Nalanda 28 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanpur village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 21st largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Makanpur village has 468 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Makanpur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makanpur falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makanpur is Achuara Halt, about 13 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 Makanpur.

Makanpur is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpur is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 4.1 km away. Achuara Halt is about 13 km away. Bar Bigha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakra (under 2 km), Jakki (under 2 km) and Suratpur (1.8 km).

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

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