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About Mahjaili Village

Mahjaili is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,211, made up of 1,183 males and 1,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahjaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahjaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 2,211
Male Population 1,183
Female Population 1,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahjaili compares

By the 2011 count Mahjaili is the 55th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 Mahjaili

Mahjaili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahjaili as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahjaili from other places

Mahjaili lies about 6.1 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.4 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 Mahjaili
District headquarters Araria 6.1 km
Nearest town Arāria 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 11 km

Villages closest to Mahjaili

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 Mahjaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahjaili village had a population of 2,211. That makes it the 55th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Mahjaili village has 1,183 males and 1,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahjaili has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Mahjaili is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahjaili covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahjaili falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahjaili is Kusiargaon, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahjaili.

Mahjaili is about 6.1 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahjaili is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 6.1 km away. Arāria is about 6.1 km away. Kusiargaon is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhansia (under 2 km), Ghormara (under 2 km) and Turkaili (1.5 km).

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

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