About Mahgama Village

Mahgama is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,875, made up of 993 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahgama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgama village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	243 hectares
Population	1,875
Male Population	993
Female Population	882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahgama compares

By the 2011 count Mahgama is the 31st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Mahgama

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

How far is Mahgama from other places

Mahgama lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 4.3 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 Mahgama
Nearest railway station	Tikani	4.3 km
Nearest town	Purāini	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	11 km
District headquarters	Banka	26 km

Villages closest to Mahgama

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.

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Common questions about Mahgama

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgama village had a population of 1,875. That makes it the 31st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Mahgama village has 993 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgama has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Mahgama is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahgama covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahgama falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahgama is Tikani, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahgama.

Mahgama is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgama is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 4.3 km away. Purāini is about 7.8 km away. Rajaun is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.