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About Makanpur Village

Makanpur is a mid sized village in Deoband tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 316 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.41 hectares hectares.

Makanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Deoband
Area (hectares) 160.41 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 316
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makanpur compares

By the 2011 count Makanpur is the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 160.41 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Makanpur

Makanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 25 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Iqbalpur, about 8.1 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 Makanpur
Nearest railway station Iqbalpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Roorkee 12 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Deoband 31 km

Villages closest to Makanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deoband 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 583. That makes it the 156th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Makanpur village has 316 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makanpur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Makanpur covers 160.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makanpur falls under Deoband tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makanpur is Iqbalpur, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Makanpur.

Makanpur is about 25 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makanpur is in Deoband tehsil of Saharanpur district. Iqbalpur is about 8.1 km away. Roorkee is about 12 km away. Saharanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivpur (13 km), Danghera (15 km) and Khatauli (15 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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