About Mahkara Village

Mahkara is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 451 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813202
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	835
Male Population	451
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahkara compares

By the 2011 count Mahkara is the 69th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mahkara

Mahkara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahkara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakar Khawa, Lakheraj, Lulha and Madhukarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkara village had a population of 835. That makes it the 69th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Mahkara village has 451 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkara has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Mahkara is 813202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahkara covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahkara falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahkara notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Mahkara.

Mahkara is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.