# Makundpur Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Makundpur

Makundpur is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,110 people in 333 households**, the 31st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 2,110people (2011)
- 333households
- 49.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Makundpur PIN code and other codes

Makundpur falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMajhwari
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247923

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

## How far is Makundpur from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)6 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 Makundpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Makundpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Makundpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Makundpur

Of every 100 households in Makundpur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makundpur · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**77%

Tap water ****27%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****28%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Makundpur?

■ Makundpur · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**921

Working population ****37.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 35.5% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (43%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 125 (16%) · **■** Marginal 221 (28%)

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 Simri

- Rajpur Kalan2,389 people
- Chakani2,340 people
- Dia Parmeswar2,302 people
- Arjunpur2,257 people
- Mahrauli2,009 people
- Jalalpur1,908 people
- Rampur Mathiya1,878 people
- Rajpur Kalan1,836 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Makundpur from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Makundpur?2,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makundpur in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Makundpur?49.2% (Census 2011)