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About Makhdumganj Village

Makhdumganj is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,085, made up of 1,664 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdumganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841211
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 3,085
Male Population 1,664
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Makhdumganj compares

By the 2011 count Makhdumganj is the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Makhdumganj

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

Makhdumganj lies about 38 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 2.9 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 Makhdumganj
Nearest railway station Chhapra Gramin Junction 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 4.8 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.8 km
District headquarters Saran 38 km

Villages closest to Makhdumganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhdumganj village had a population of 3,085. That makes it the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Makhdumganj village has 1,664 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumganj has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Makhdumganj is 841211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdumganj covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhdumganj falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumganj is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 2.9 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 Makhdumganj.

Makhdumganj is about 38 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumganj is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Chhapra Gramin Junction is about 2.9 km away. Chapra is about 4.8 km away. Chāpra is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malasherpur (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Gheghta (under 2 km).

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

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