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About Makhnu Village

Makhnu is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 268 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhnu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 278.91 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 268
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhnu compares

By the 2011 count Makhnu is the 90th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 278.91 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Makhnu

Makhnu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makhnu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhabpur, Mahadebsinam, Mahespur and Maisamura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makhnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhnu village had a population of 535. That makes it the 90th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Makhnu village has 268 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhnu has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Makhnu is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhnu covers 278.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makhnu falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makhnu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Makhnu.

Makhnu is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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