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About Maklith Village

Maklith is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 30 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maklith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maklith village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 65.17 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 30
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maklith compares

By the 2011 count Maklith is the 170th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 65.17 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Maklith

Maklith is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maklith 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maklith from other places

Maklith lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Maklith
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Maklith

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maklith village had a population of 67. That makes it the 170th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Maklith village has 30 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maklith has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Maklith covers 65.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maklith falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maklith is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance for Maklith.

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

Maklith is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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