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About Mahkharia Village

Mahkharia is a small village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 180 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.57 hectares hectares.

Mahkharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkharia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barama
Area (hectares) 105.57 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 180
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahkharia compares

By the 2011 count Mahkharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 105.57 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Mahkharia

Mahkharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahkharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahkharia from other places

Mahkharia lies about 29 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 8.4 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 Mahkharia
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barama 19 km
Nearest town Barpeta 22 km
District headquarters Baksa 29 km

Villages closest to Mahkharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barama 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 Mahkharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkharia village had a population of 353. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Mahkharia village has 180 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkharia has about 961 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 966.

Mahkharia covers 105.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahkharia falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Mahkharia is Nizsariha Halt, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahkharia.

Mahkharia is about 29 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkharia is in Barama tehsil of Baksa district. Nizsariha Halt is about 8.4 km away. Barama is about 19 km away. Barpeta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barama (19 km), Borjhar (21 km) and Akhara (21 km).

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

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