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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a small village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 239 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Pincode 801302
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 239
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

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 29 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 6.5 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 town Islāmpur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Islampur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hilsa 26 km
District headquarters Nalanda 29 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 462. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 239 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Makhdumpur is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdumpur covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhdumpur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Islampur, about 6.5 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 29 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumpur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Islāmpur is about 5.8 km away. Islampur is about 6.5 km away. Hilsa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harbanspur (6.7 km), Bazidpur (7.8 km) and Muhammadpur (14 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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