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About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is one of the larger villages in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,109, made up of 4,736 males and 4,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.1 hectares hectares.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Area (hectares) 282.1 hectares
Population 9,109
Male Population 4,736
Female Population 4,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 282.1 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Makanpur

Makanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makanpur from other places

Makanpur lies about 52 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Aroul, about 4.5 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 Makanpur
Nearest railway station Aroul 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilhaur 11 km
Nearest town Kannauj 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 52 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makanpur village had a population of 9,109. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Makanpur village has 4,736 males and 4,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 868.

Makanpur covers 282.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makanpur falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makanpur is Aroul, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Makanpur.

Makanpur is about 52 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpur is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Aroul is about 4.5 km away. Bilhaur is about 11 km away. Kannauj 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 Raugaon (2.5 km), Debipur Sarai (2.7 km) and Paliya Bujurga (2.7 km).

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

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