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About Makhna Village

Makhna is a large village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,622, made up of 1,316 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.8 hectares hectares.

Makhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 215.8 hectares
Population 2,622
Male Population 1,316
Female Population 1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Makhna compares

By the 2011 count Makhna is the 65th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 215.8 hectares work out to about 12 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 960.

Getting to Makhna

Makhna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Makhna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhna from other places

Makhna lies about 13 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Ratanpura, about 7.3 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 Makhna
Nearest railway station Ratanpura 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 13 km
District headquarters Mau 13 km

Villages closest to Makhna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Makhna

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhna village had a population of 2,622. That makes it the 65th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Makhna village has 1,316 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhna has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Makhna covers 215.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhna falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makhna is Ratanpura, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Makhna.

Makhna is about 13 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhna is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Ratanpura is about 7.3 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 13 km away. Mau is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobriya (under 2 km), Pindhari (under 2 km) and Khunti Prithbipur (1.8 km).

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

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