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About Makhanpur Village

Makhanpur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 341 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275203
Area (hectares) 40.65 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 341
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhanpur is the 238th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 40.65 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Makhanpur

Makhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhanpur as Available. 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 Makhanpur from other places

Makhanpur lies about 164 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, 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 Makhanpur
Nearest town Mau Aimma 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 30 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 164 km

Villages closest to Makhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhanpur village had a population of 729. That makes it the 238th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Makhanpur village has 341 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhanpur has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Makhanpur is 275203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhanpur covers 40.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makhanpur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makhanpur is Mau Aimma Station, about 6.1 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhanpur.

Makhanpur is about 164 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhanpur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mau Aimma is about 5.6 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 6.1 km away. Jakhania is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalizpur (3.2 km), Khalilpur (3.2 km) and Chak Bakar (3.4 km).

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

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