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About Maktupur Village

Maktupur is one of the larger villages in Unjha tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,197, made up of 2,690 males and 2,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1254.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maktupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maktupur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Unjha
Pincode 384170
Area (hectares) 1254.63 hectares
Population 5,197
Male Population 2,690
Female Population 2,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maktupur compares

By the 2011 count Maktupur is the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,820 residents. Its 1254.63 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Maktupur

Maktupur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maktupur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maktupur from other places

Maktupur lies about 26 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Kamli, about 3.6 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 Maktupur
Tehsil headquarters Unjha 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Kamli 3.6 km
District headquarters Mahesana 26 km

Villages closest to Maktupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maktupur village had a population of 5,197. That makes it the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,820 residents.

Maktupur village has 2,690 males and 2,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maktupur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Maktupur is 384170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maktupur covers 1254.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maktupur falls under Unjha tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Maktupur is Kamli, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maktupur.

Maktupur is about 26 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maktupur is in Unjha tehsil of Mahesana district. Unjha is about 3.6 km away. Kamli is about 3.6 km away. Mahesana is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanvada (3.7 km), Shihi (4.2 km) and Sunak (6.1 km).

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

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