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About Makundpur Village

Makundpur is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 599 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Makundpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makundpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 599
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makundpur compares

By the 2011 count Makundpur is the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Makundpur

Makundpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makundpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makundpur from other places

Makundpur lies about 12 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 1.7 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 Makundpur
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 3.6 km
District headquarters Saran 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km

Villages closest to Makundpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makundpur village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Makundpur village has 599 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makundpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Makundpur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makundpur falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makundpur is Mahendranath Halt, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Makundpur.

Makundpur is about 12 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makundpur is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Mahendranath Halt is about 1.7 km away. Ekma is about 3.6 km away. Saran 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 Bansi Chhapra (under 2 km), Panre Chhapra (under 2 km) and Tola Ranglal (under 2 km).

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

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