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About Makaranda Village

Makaranda is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 149 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makaranda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makaranda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 149
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makaranda compares

By the 2011 count Makaranda is the 115th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Makaranda

Makaranda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makaranda as Available within 10+ 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 Makaranda from other places

Makaranda lies about 124 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 5.8 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 Makaranda
Nearest railway station Bela 5.8 km
Nearest town Purāini 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 28 km
District headquarters Jamtara 124 km

Villages closest to Makaranda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makaranda village had a population of 281. That makes it the 115th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Makaranda village has 149 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makaranda has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Makaranda is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makaranda covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makaranda falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makaranda is Bela, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makaranda.

Makaranda is about 124 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makaranda is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Bela is about 5.8 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Fatehpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tor (1.7 km), Harnadah (5.9 km) and Khastipur (8.6 km).

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

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