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About Makkhapur Village

Makkhapur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 764 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makkhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makkhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276304
Area (hectares) 119.5 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 764
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makkhapur compares

By the 2011 count Makkhapur is the 151st largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 119.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Makkhapur

Makkhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Makkhapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Makkhapur from other places

Makkhapur lies about 98 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 10 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 Makkhapur
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 10 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 98 km

Villages closest to Makkhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makkhapur village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 151st largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Makkhapur village has 764 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makkhapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Makkhapur is 276304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makkhapur covers 119.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makkhapur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makkhapur is Janghai Junction, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makkhapur.

Makkhapur is about 98 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makkhapur is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Janghai Junction is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 10 km away. Phulpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karauja (2.9 km), Maner Khurd (3.2 km) and Rampur Kalan (3.4 km).

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

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