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About Makhanha Village

Makhanha is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,117, made up of 2,122 males and 1,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhanha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhanha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 379.85 hectares
Population 4,117
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 1,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makhanha compares

By the 2011 count Makhanha is the 26th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 379.85 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Makhanha

The census records public bus service for Makhanha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhanha from other places

Makhanha lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 2.6 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 Makhanha
Nearest railway station Peppeganj 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 18 km

Villages closest to Makhanha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhanha village had a population of 4,117. That makes it the 26th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Makhanha village has 2,122 males and 1,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhanha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Makhanha is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhanha covers 379.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhanha falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makhanha is Peppeganj, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Makhanha.

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

Makhanha is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Peppeganj is about 2.6 km away. Campierganj is about 18 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Bagahi Bhari (under 2 km), Jarhad (1.6 km) and Sahbganj (2.4 km).

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

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