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About Makundpur Village

Makundpur is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 569 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Makundpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makundpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 569
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makundpur compares

By the 2011 count Makundpur is the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 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 Makundpur from other places

Makundpur lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 9.5 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Makundpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taraiya 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 1,075. That makes it the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Makundpur village has 569 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makundpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Makundpur covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makundpur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makundpur is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makundpur.

Makundpur is about 30 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 Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.8 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 9.5 km away. Marhaura 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 Chandpura (under 2 km), Shampur (under 2 km) and Sitalpur (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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