# Makanpur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Makanpur

Makanpur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 79 households**, the 113th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 356people (2011)
- 79households
- 85.7%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Makanpur PIN code and other codes

Makanpur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240225

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Makanpur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Makanpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Makanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Makanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Makanpur

Of every 100 households in Makanpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Makanpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**85%

Use banking services ****91%**

**44%

Television ****40%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Makanpur?

■ Makanpur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**944

Working population ****55.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 83.4% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (21%) · **■** Marginal 117 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula

- Abhirampur Mandar Arazi435 people
- Bhuwanchak433 people
- Bhundi Khurd412 people
- Baderampur411 people
- Bastikia351 people
- Rudarpur340 people
- Deori311 people
- Tilakpur298 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makanpur from Bhagalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Makanpur?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makanpur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makanpur?85.7% (Census 2011)