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About Mahadewa Village

Mahadewa is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 554 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Mahadewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 554
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahadewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahadewa is the 78th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mahadewa

Mahadewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahadewa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mahadewa from other places

Mahadewa lies about 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 18 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 Mahadewa
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 2.3 km
District headquarters Araria 13 km
Nearest town Arāria 13 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 18 km

Villages closest to Mahadewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadewa village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 78th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Mahadewa village has 554 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadewa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Mahadewa covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahadewa falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahadewa is Kusiargaon, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahadewa.

Mahadewa is about 13 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadewa is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 2.3 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gachh Mahadewa (under 2 km), Pathrabari (under 2 km) and Bankora (under 2 km).

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

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