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About Mahada Village

Mahada is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 693 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahada village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 1,290
Male Population 693
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahada compares

By the 2011 count Mahada is the 57th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Mahada

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

How far is Mahada from other places

Mahada lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 3.6 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 Mahada
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Dhauni 3.6 km
Nearest town Amarpur 13 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km

Villages closest to Mahada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahada village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 57th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Mahada village has 693 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahada has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Mahada is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahada covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahada falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahada is Dhauni, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahada.

Mahada 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.

Mahada is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Rajaun is about 3.2 km away. Dhauni is about 3.6 km away. Amarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malti (1.9 km), Dhauni (1.9 km) and Parghari (2.0 km).

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

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