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About Makhnaha Village

Makhnaha is a large village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,006, made up of 2,110 males and 1,896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares.

Makhnaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhnaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 4,006
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 1,896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhnaha compares

By the 2011 count Makhnaha is the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Makhnaha

Makhnaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhnaha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhnaha from other places

Makhnaha lies about 34 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, 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 Makhnaha
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 5.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 34 km

Villages closest to Makhnaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhnaha village had a population of 4,006. That makes it the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Makhnaha village has 2,110 males and 1,896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhnaha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Makhnaha covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhnaha falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhnaha is Banmankhi Junction, 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 km distance for Makhnaha.

Makhnaha is about 34 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhnaha is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi is about 4.6 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 5.0 km away. Purnia 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 Makhnaha Milik (under 2 km), Khutahari (2.0 km) and Harpur Madi (2.3 km).

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

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