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About Mahua Kachrati Village

Mahua Kachrati is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,381 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Mahua Kachrati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua Kachrati village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Mahua Kachrati compares

By the 2011 count Mahua Kachrati is the 22nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mahua Kachrati

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

How far is Mahua Kachrati from other places

Mahua Kachrati lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 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 Mahua Kachrati
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 15 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km

Villages closest to Mahua Kachrati

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.

Common questions about Mahua Kachrati

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua Kachrati village had a population of 2,624. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mahua Kachrati village has 1,381 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua Kachrati has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Mahua Kachrati covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahua Kachrati falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua Kachrati is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance for Mahua Kachrati.

Mahua Kachrati is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua Kachrati is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 5.6 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhua (under 2 km), Mahua (under 2 km) and Jagatpur (under 2 km).

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

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