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About Makundpur Village

Makundpur is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 427 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makundpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makundpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 275.63 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 427
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makundpur compares

By the 2011 count Makundpur is the 120th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 275.63 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Makundpur from other places

Makundpur lies about 46 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 32 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
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 32 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Makundpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi 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 863. That makes it the 120th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Makundpur village has 427 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makundpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Makundpur is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makundpur covers 275.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makundpur falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Makundpur is Kotmi Sonar, about 32 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makundpur.

Makundpur is about 46 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makundpur is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 28 km away. Masturi is about 32 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaiband (under 2 km), Basantpur (under 2 km) and Kukurdi Kalan (3.7 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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