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About Makundasai Village

Makundasai is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 238 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makundasai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makundasai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 238
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makundasai compares

By the 2011 count Makundasai is the 144th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Makundasai

Makundasai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makundasai as Available within <5 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 Makundasai from other places

Makundasai lies about 97 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 2.2 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 Makundasai
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 25 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 97 km

Villages closest to Makundasai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makundasai village had a population of 451. That makes it the 144th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Makundasai village has 238 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makundasai has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Makundasai is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makundasai covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makundasai falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makundasai is Chakradharpur, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makundasai.

Makundasai is about 97 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makundasai is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 2.2 km away. Potka is about 25 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madansai (under 2 km), Bagmara (7.1 km) and Chanpi (7.8 km).

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

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