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About Mekna Baida Village

Mekna Baida is one of the larger villages in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,543, made up of 2,949 males and 2,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares.

Mekna Baida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekna Baida village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 5,543
Male Population 2,949
Female Population 2,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mekna Baida compares

By the 2011 count Mekna Baida is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Mekna Baida

Mekna Baida is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mekna Baida as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mekna Baida from other places

Mekna Baida lies about 61 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shasan Halt, about 1.9 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 Mekna Baida
Nearest railway station Shasan Halt 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 11 km
Nearest town Bakhri 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 61 km

Villages closest to Mekna Baida

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurpur 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 Mekna Baida

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekna Baida village had a population of 5,543. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Mekna Baida village has 2,949 males and 2,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekna Baida has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Mekna Baida covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mekna Baida falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mekna Baida is Shasan Halt, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mekna Baida.

Mekna Baida is about 61 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekna Baida is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Shasan Halt is about 1.9 km away. Bahadurpur is about 11 km away. Bakhri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobhan (1.6 km), Bishunpur (2.5 km) and Bishunpur Manora (2.5 km).

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

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