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About Mehadinagar Village

Mehadinagar is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 570 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Mehadinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehadinagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 570
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehadinagar compares

By the 2011 count Mehadinagar is the 77th 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 127 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mehadinagar

Mehadinagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mehadinagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mehadinagar from other places

Mehadinagar lies about 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 19 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 Mehadinagar
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 9.5 km
District headquarters Araria 18 km
Nearest town Arāria 18 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 19 km

Villages closest to Mehadinagar

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 Mehadinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehadinagar village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 77th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Mehadinagar village has 570 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehadinagar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Mehadinagar covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehadinagar falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mehadinagar is Satar Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mehadinagar.

Mehadinagar is about 18 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehadinagar is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 9.5 km away. Araria is about 18 km away. Arāria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parshadpur (under 2 km), Marua (1.7 km) and Siswa (1.7 km).

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

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