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About Mehda Village

Mehda is a small village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 187 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Mehda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 187
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehda compares

By the 2011 count Mehda is the 132nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mehda

Mehda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehda as Available within <5 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 Mehda from other places

Mehda lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 5.7 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 Mehda
Tehsil headquarters Obra 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Anugraha Narayan Road 5.7 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Mehda

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 Mehda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehda village had a population of 351. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Mehda village has 187 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehda has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Mehda covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehda falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mehda is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mehda.

Mehda is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehda is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 3.4 km away. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 5.7 km away. Daudnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithi (under 2 km), Amilauna (under 2 km) and Kara (1.7 km).

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

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