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About Makhdum Village

Makhdum is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 71 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhdum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhdum village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181111
Area (hectares) 33.2 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 71
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhdum compares

By the 2011 count Makhdum is the 151st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 33.2 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Makhdum

Makhdum is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Makhdum as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Langrial, Layan, Magowali and Magral. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makhdum

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhdum village had a population of 149. That makes it the 151st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Makhdum village has 71 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhdum has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Makhdum is 181111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhdum covers 33.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makhdum falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Makhdum notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Makhdum.

Makhdum is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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