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About Makhdumpur Village

Makhdumpur is a mid sized village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 363 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdumpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Pincode 841101
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 363
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Makhdumpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhdumpur is the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Makhdumpur

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

Makhdumpur lies about 66 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Digha Bridge Halt, about 2.1 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 Makhdumpur
Nearest railway station Digha Bridge Halt 2.1 km
Nearest town Dinapur Nizamat 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 8.7 km
District headquarters Saran 66 km

Villages closest to Makhdumpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhdumpur village had a population of 743. That makes it the 59th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Makhdumpur village has 363 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdumpur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Makhdumpur is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdumpur covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhdumpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhdumpur is Digha Bridge Halt, about 2.1 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 Makhdumpur.

Makhdumpur is about 66 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhdumpur is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Digha Bridge Halt is about 2.1 km away. Dinapur Nizamat is about 5.0 km away. Sonepur is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (2.3 km), Mohabatpur (3.3 km) and Karam Chak (4.2 km).

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

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