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About Mahasaili Gidhwas Village

Mahasaili Gidhwas is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,207 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Mahasaili Gidhwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahasaili Gidhwas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,207
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahasaili Gidhwas compares

By the 2011 count Mahasaili Gidhwas is the 60th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mahasaili Gidhwas

Mahasaili Gidhwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahasaili Gidhwas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahasaili Gidhwas from other places

Mahasaili Gidhwas lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 8.0 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 Mahasaili Gidhwas
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 10 km
District headquarters Araria 19 km
Nearest town Arāria 19 km

Villages closest to Mahasaili Gidhwas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 Mahasaili Gidhwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahasaili Gidhwas village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 60th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Mahasaili Gidhwas village has 1,207 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahasaili Gidhwas has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Mahasaili Gidhwas covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahasaili Gidhwas falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahasaili Gidhwas is Haldita Bihar, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahasaili Gidhwas.

Mahasaili Gidhwas is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahasaili Gidhwas is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 8.0 km away. Raniganj is about 10 km away. Araria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidhwas (under 2 km), Kharhat (2.3 km) and Mahsaili (2.3 km).

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

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