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About Makuna Village

Makuna is a large village in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,684, made up of 1,922 males and 1,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makuna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Satar Kataiya
Pincode 852110
Area (hectares) 372.4 hectares
Population 3,684
Male Population 1,922
Female Population 1,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makuna compares

By the 2011 count Makuna is the 19th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 372.4 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Makuna

Makuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makuna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makuna from other places

Makuna lies about 16 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 2.5 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 Makuna
Nearest railway station Garh Baruari 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Satar Kataiya 9.3 km
Nearest town Supaul 12 km
District headquarters Saharsa 16 km

Villages closest to Makuna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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 Makuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Makuna village had a population of 3,684. That makes it the 19th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Makuna village has 1,922 males and 1,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makuna has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Makuna is 852110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makuna covers 372.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makuna falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makuna is Garh Baruari, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makuna.

Makuna is about 16 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makuna is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Garh Baruari is about 2.5 km away. Satar Kataiya is about 9.3 km away. Supaul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panidaha (under 2 km), Rakeapatti (3.3 km) and Pipra (3.3 km).

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

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