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About Makatpur Village

Makatpur is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 222 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makatpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 39.01 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 222
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makatpur compares

By the 2011 count Makatpur is the 179th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 39.01 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Makatpur

Makatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makatpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makatpur from other places

Makatpur lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.6 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 Makatpur
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 27 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Makatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makatpur village had a population of 446. That makes it the 179th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Makatpur village has 222 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makatpur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Makatpur is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makatpur covers 39.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makatpur falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makatpur is Nawadih, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Makatpur is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makatpur is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 6.6 km away. Dhanwar is about 10 km away. Barki Saria 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 Bakainia (under 2 km), Rakasbar (under 2 km) and Korwadih (under 2 km).

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

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