About Makunda Village

Makunda is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 125 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	125
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,096
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Makunda compares

By the 2011 count Makunda is the 177th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Makunda

Makunda 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 Makunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Mahesh Khanda Urfpindradhab, Maheshjora, Mahtodih and Mahtopatti. 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 Makunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Makunda village had a population of 262. That makes it the 177th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Makunda village has 125 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makunda has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Makunda is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makunda covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makunda falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Makunda notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makunda.

Makunda is in Saraiyahat 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.