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About Makdumpur Village

Makdumpur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 905 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makdumpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makdumpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 156.28 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 905
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makdumpur compares

By the 2011 count Makdumpur is the 21st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 156.28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Makdumpur

Makdumpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makdumpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makdumpur from other places

Makdumpur lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 10 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 Makdumpur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 10 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Makdumpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makdumpur village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 21st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Makdumpur village has 905 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makdumpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Makdumpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makdumpur covers 156.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makdumpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makdumpur is Murarai, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Makdumpur.

Makdumpur is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makdumpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 2.5 km away. Murarai is about 10 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirajpur (under 2 km), Sirpur (under 2 km) and Afiapara (under 2 km).

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

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