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About Mahdi Village

Mahdi is a small village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 146 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Mahdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 146
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahdi compares

By the 2011 count Mahdi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahdi

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

Mahdi lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 11 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 Mahdi
Tehsil headquarters Obra 7.1 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Mahdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdi village had a population of 297. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Mahdi village has 146 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Mahdi covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahdi falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahdi is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 11 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 village for Mahdi.

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

Mahdi is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 7.1 km away. Daudnagar is about 9.8 km away. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noawan (under 2 km), Khathwara (under 2 km) and Kachanpur (1.6 km).

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

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