About Mahesh Khunt Village

Mahesh Khunt is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 589 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahesh Khunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahesh Khunt village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	168.8 hectares
Population	1,165
Male Population	589
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahesh Khunt compares

By the 2011 count Mahesh Khunt is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 168.8 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Mahesh Khunt

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

How far is Mahesh Khunt from other places

Mahesh Khunt lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 14 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 Mahesh Khunt
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	22 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km

Villages closest to Mahesh Khunt

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

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Common questions about Mahesh Khunt

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahesh Khunt village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Mahesh Khunt village has 589 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahesh Khunt has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Mahesh Khunt is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahesh Khunt covers 168.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahesh Khunt falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahesh Khunt is Gogipothia Halt, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahesh Khunt.

Mahesh Khunt is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahesh Khunt is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 11 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 14 km away. Kursakatta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.