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About Makrauta Village

Makrauta is a large village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,148, made up of 1,614 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Makrauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makrauta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 3,148
Male Population 1,614
Female Population 1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makrauta compares

By the 2011 count Makrauta is the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Makrauta

Makrauta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makrauta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Makrauta from other places

Makrauta lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Lohanda, about 5.0 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 Makrauta
Nearest railway station Lohanda 5.0 km
Nearest town Hilsa 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 24 km
District headquarters Nalanda 24 km

Villages closest to Makrauta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Makrauta

As per the Census of India 2011, Makrauta village had a population of 3,148. That makes it the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Makrauta village has 1,614 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makrauta has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Makrauta covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makrauta falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makrauta is Lohanda, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makrauta.

Makrauta is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makrauta is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Lohanda is about 5.0 km away. Hilsa is about 7.7 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhna (under 2 km), Sab Chak (under 2 km) and Kamarthu (under 2 km).

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

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