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About Makhnupur Village

Makhnupur is a small village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 249 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhnupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhnupur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Pincode 841236
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 249
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhnupur compares

By the 2011 count Makhnupur is the 58th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Makhnupur

Makhnupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhnupur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Makhnupur from other places

Makhnupur lies about 9.7 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about under 2 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 Makhnupur
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi under 2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 9.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 9.7 km

Villages closest to Makhnupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhnupur village had a population of 455. That makes it the 58th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Makhnupur village has 249 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhnupur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Makhnupur is 841236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhnupur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhnupur falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Makhnupur is Pachrukhi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Makhnupur.

Makhnupur is about 9.7 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhnupur is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about under 2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 9.6 km away. Siswan is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (2.1 km), Chandpur (2.2 km) and Chatar (4.2 km).

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

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