About Maigara Village

Maigara is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,376, made up of 1,725 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maigara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	295 hectares
Population	3,376
Male Population	1,725
Female Population	1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Maigara compares

By the 2011 count Maigara is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 11 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 Maigara

Maigara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maigara 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 Maigara from other places

Maigara lies about 24 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 12 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 Maigara
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	24 km
District headquarters	Araria	24 km

Villages closest to Maigara

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 Maigara

As per the Census of India 2011, Maigara village had a population of 3,376. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Maigara village has 1,725 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maigara has about 957 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 Maigara is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maigara covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maigara falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maigara is Forbesganj Junction, about 12 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 Maigara.

Maigara is about 24 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maigara is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 9.6 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 12 km away. Kursakatta is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.