About Mahkup Village

Mahkup is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 300 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahkup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkup village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	151.31 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	300
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mahkup compares

By the 2011 count Mahkup is the 50th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 151.31 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1030.

Getting to Mahkup

Mahkup is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahkup as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahkup from other places

Mahkup lies about 43 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 2.9 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 Mahkup
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	3.8 km
Nearest town	Farakka	16 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	43 km

Villages closest to Mahkup

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

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Common questions about Mahkup

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkup village had a population of 566. That makes it the 50th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Mahkup village has 300 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkup has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Mahkup is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahkup covers 151.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahkup falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahkup is Barharwa Junction, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahkup.

Mahkup is about 43 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkup is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 2.9 km away. Pathna is about 3.8 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.