About Makni Village

Makni is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 71 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	58.73 hectares
Population	139
Male Population	71
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makni compares

By the 2011 count Makni is the 231st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 58.73 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Makni

Makni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makni as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahatodih, Mahesapathar, Mahulbana and Mahulidih. 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.

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Common questions about Makni

As per the Census of India 2011, Makni village had a population of 139. That makes it the 231st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Makni village has 71 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makni has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Makni is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makni covers 58.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makni falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Makni 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 5 - 10 km distance for Makni.

Makni is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka 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.