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About Maksudpur Village

Maksudpur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 673 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Maksudpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maksudpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 673
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Maksudpur compares

By the 2011 count Maksudpur is the 29th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Maksudpur

Maksudpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maksudpur 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 Maksudpur from other places

Maksudpur lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Dighwara, about 5.2 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 Maksudpur
Nearest railway station Dighwara 5.2 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 5.2 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 24 km

Villages closest to Maksudpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maksudpur village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 29th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Maksudpur village has 673 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maksudpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Maksudpur covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maksudpur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maksudpur is Dighwara, about 5.2 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 Maksudpur.

Maksudpur is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maksudpur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Dighwara is about 5.2 km away. Dighwāra is about 5.2 km away. Patna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (15 km), Pakri (20 km) and Abdalpur Pipra (22 km).

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

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