About Makunda Village

Makunda is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 423 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Bhandra
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	839
Male Population	423
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makunda compares

By the 2011 count Makunda is the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1003.

Getting to Makunda

Makunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makunda as Available within 5 - 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 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 18 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 4.6 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandra	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Akashi	4.6 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	18 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	18 km

Villages closest to Makunda

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

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Common questions about Makunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Makunda village had a population of 839. That makes it the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Makunda village has 423 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makunda has about 983 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Makunda is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makunda covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makunda falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makunda is Akashi, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makunda.

Makunda is about 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makunda is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Bhandra is about 3.6 km away. Akashi is about 4.6 km away. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.