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About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 172 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 172
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Makanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makanpur is the 131st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

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 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makanpur from other places

Makanpur lies about 48 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 12 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
Nearest town Arāria 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 34 km
District headquarters Purnia 48 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 319. That makes it the 131st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Makanpur village has 172 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Makanpur covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makanpur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makanpur is Araria Court, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makanpur.

Makanpur is about 48 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Arāria is about 6.8 km away. Araria Court is about 12 km away. Amour is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taran (6.6 km), Garaia (20 km) and Nisandra (22 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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