About Makhsuspur Village

Makhsuspur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 521 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhsuspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhsuspur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146108
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	1,039
Male Population	521
Female Population	518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhsuspur compares

By the 2011 count Makhsuspur is the 110th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Makhsuspur

Makhsuspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhsuspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Makhsuspur from other places

Makhsuspur lies about 26 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 12 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 Makhsuspur
Nearest railway station	Bahram	12 km
Nearest town	Banga	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	22 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	26 km

Villages closest to Makhsuspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhsuspur village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 110th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Makhsuspur village has 521 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhsuspur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Makhsuspur is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhsuspur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhsuspur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Makhsuspur is Bahram, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makhsuspur.

Makhsuspur is about 26 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhsuspur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bahram is about 12 km away. Banga is about 14 km away. Garhshankar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.