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About Mahila Village

Mahila is a small village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 27 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Mahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 27
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahila compares

By the 2011 count Mahila is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mahila

Mahila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahila as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahila from other places

Mahila lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Mahila
Nearest railway station Bela 12 km
Nearest town Purāini 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Mahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahila village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Mahila village has 27 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahila has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Mahila covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahila falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahila 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahila.

Mahila is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahila is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bela is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 19 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Harirampur (3.7 km) and Mansinghpur (5.5 km).

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

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