About Mahela Village

Mahela is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,446, made up of 1,786 males and 1,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Mahela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	3,446
Male Population	1,786
Female Population	1,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahela compares

By the 2011 count Mahela is the 13th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mahela

Mahela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahela 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahela from other places

Mahela lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 12 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 Mahela
Nearest railway station	Bela	12 km
Nearest town	Purāini	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Mahela

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

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Common questions about Mahela

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahela village had a population of 3,446. That makes it the 13th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mahela village has 1,786 males and 1,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahela has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Mahela covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahela falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahela is Bela, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mahela.

Mahela is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahela is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Dhuraiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.