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About Mahtha Village

Mahtha is a small village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 235 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Mahtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 235
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Mahtha compares

By the 2011 count Mahtha is the 126th 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 136 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahtha

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

Mahtha lies about 12 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about under 2 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 Mahtha
Nearest railway station Phesar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 5.7 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 12 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 12 km

Villages closest to Mahtha

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 Mahtha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtha village had a population of 455. That makes it the 126th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Mahtha village has 235 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtha has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Mahtha covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahtha falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahtha is Phesar, about under 2 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 Mahtha.

Mahtha is about 12 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtha is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about under 2 km away. Obra is about 5.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chetan (under 2 km), Rajwar (under 2 km) and Karsawan (under 2 km).

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

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