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About Maknipahar Village

Maknipahar is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 69 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maknipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maknipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 58.86 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 69
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maknipahar compares

By the 2011 count Maknipahar is the 174th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 58.86 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Maknipahar

Maknipahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maknipahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Maknipahar from other places

Maknipahar lies about 27 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 25 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 Maknipahar
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 25 km
District headquarters Pakur 27 km

Villages closest to Maknipahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maknipahar village had a population of 131. That makes it the 174th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Maknipahar village has 69 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maknipahar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Maknipahar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maknipahar covers 58.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maknipahar falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maknipahar is Kotalpukur, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Maknipahar.

Maknipahar is about 27 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maknipahar is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 3.4 km away. Kotalpukur is about 25 km away. Pakur 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 Ghorapokhar (under 2 km), Ranbahiar (under 2 km) and Bara Pokharia (1.5 km).

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

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