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About Makunda Village

Makunda is a mid sized village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 348 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Itki
Pincode 835301
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 348
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makunda compares

By the 2011 count Makunda is the 19th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Makunda

Makunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makunda as Available within <5 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 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 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Itki 4.0 km
Nearest town Rātu 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 22 km

Villages closest to Makunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makunda village had a population of 698. That makes it the 19th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Makunda village has 348 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makunda has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Makunda is 835301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makunda covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makunda falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makunda is Itki, about 4.0 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 km distance for Makunda.

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

Makunda is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Itki is about 4.0 km away. Rātu is about 16 km away. Ranchi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boreya (under 2 km), Moro (under 2 km) and Targari (2.1 km).

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

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