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About Makarampur Village

Makarampur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 487 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 111.38 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 487
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makarampur compares

By the 2011 count Makarampur is the 64th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 111.38 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Makarampur

Makarampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makarampur as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makarampur from other places

Makarampur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 6.8 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 Makarampur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 6.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Makarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Makarampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Makarampur village had a population of 935. That makes it the 64th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Makarampur village has 487 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makarampur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Makarampur is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makarampur covers 111.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makarampur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makarampur is Lohapur, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance for Makarampur.

Makarampur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makarampur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 6.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nalhati I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raninagar (under 2 km), Kanupur (under 2 km) and Rampur (2.6 km).

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

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