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About Makdumnagar Village

Makdumnagar is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,593, made up of 828 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makdumnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makdumnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 86.6 hectares
Population 1,593
Male Population 828
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makdumnagar compares

By the 2011 count Makdumnagar is the 38th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 86.6 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Makdumnagar

Makdumnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makdumnagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makdumnagar from other places

Makdumnagar lies about 26 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 6.7 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 Makdumnagar
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 6.7 km
Nearest town Sainthia 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 26 km
District headquarters Birbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Makdumnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Makdumnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Makdumnagar village had a population of 1,593. That makes it the 38th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Makdumnagar village has 828 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makdumnagar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Makdumnagar is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makdumnagar covers 86.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makdumnagar falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makdumnagar is Gadadharpur, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance for Makdumnagar.

Makdumnagar is about 26 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makdumnagar is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 6.7 km away. Sainthia is about 10 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluti (under 2 km), Ushka (2.1 km) and Dighalgram (2.6 km).

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

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