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About Pir Maker Village

Pir Maker is one of the larger villages in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,898, made up of 4,939 males and 4,959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824 hectares hectares.

Pir Maker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pir Maker village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 824 hectares
Population 9,898
Male Population 4,939
Female Population 4,959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pir Maker compares

By the 2011 count Pir Maker is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 824 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Pir Maker

Pir Maker is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pir Maker as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pir Maker from other places

Pir Maker lies about 42 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 11 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 Pir Maker
Tehsil headquarters Maker under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vaishali 11 km
Nearest town Marhaura 16 km
District headquarters Saran 42 km

Villages closest to Pir Maker

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pir Maker village had a population of 9,898. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Pir Maker village has 4,939 males and 4,959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pir Maker has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Pir Maker covers 824 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pir Maker falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pir Maker is Vaishali, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pir Maker.

Pir Maker is about 42 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pir Maker is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about under 2 km away. Vaishali is about 11 km away. Marhaura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qasba Maker (under 2 km), Ballidih (1.8 km) and Dih Siraman (1.8 km).

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

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