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About Makanpura Village

Makanpura is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 783 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares.

Makanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Jalalpur
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 783
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makanpura compares

By the 2011 count Makanpura is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Makanpura

Makanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makanpura 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 Makanpura from other places

Makanpura lies about 146 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 6.4 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 Makanpura
Nearest railway station Kudra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 12 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 14 km
District headquarters Saran 146 km

Villages closest to Makanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanpura village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Makanpura village has 783 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpura has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Makanpura covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makanpura falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makanpura is Kudra, about 6.4 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 Makanpura.

Makanpura is about 146 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpura is in Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Kudra is about 6.4 km away. Jalalpur is about 12 km away. Bhabhua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharbhinda (under 2 km), Piano (1.5 km) and Chaukhara (1.9 km).

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

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