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About Makhnaha Village

Makhnaha is a mid sized village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,370, made up of 734 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhnaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhnaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 854301
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,370
Male Population 734
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 17th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

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
Nearest town Banmankhi 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 24 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 Srinagar 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 1,370. That makes it the 17th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Makhnaha village has 734 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhnaha has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Makhnaha is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhnaha covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhnaha falls under Srinagar 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 Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi is about 4.6 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 5.0 km away. Srinagar 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 Barana (18 km), Dhamaili (19 km) and Khunti Dhanaili (21 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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