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About Makunda Village

Makunda is one of the larger villages in Baliapur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,419, made up of 2,864 males and 2,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baliapur
Pincode 828201
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 5,419
Male Population 2,864
Female Population 2,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makunda compares

By the 2011 count Makunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Makunda

Makunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makunda from other places

Makunda lies about 38 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kumardubi, 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 Makunda
Nearest railway station Kumardubi 3.6 km
Nearest town Chirkunda 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baliapur 27 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 38 km

Villages closest to Makunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makunda village had a population of 5,419. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Makunda village has 2,864 males and 2,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makunda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Makunda is 828201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makunda covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makunda falls under Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makunda is Kumardubi, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Makunda is about 38 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makunda is in Baliapur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kumardubi is about 3.6 km away. Chirkunda is about 3.7 km away. Baliapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (23 km), Baliapur (27 km) and Paharpur (29 km).

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

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