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About Mahinawan Village

Mahinawan is one of the larger villages in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,896, made up of 8,285 males and 7,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahinawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahinawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847103
Area (hectares) 1581 hectares
Population 15,896
Male Population 8,285
Female Population 7,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahinawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahinawan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 1581 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahinawan

Mahinawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahinawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahinawan from other places

Mahinawan lies about 31 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 11 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 Mahinawan
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 31 km

Villages closest to Mahinawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahinawan village had a population of 15,896. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Mahinawan village has 8,285 males and 7,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahinawan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Mahinawan is 847103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahinawan covers 1581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahinawan falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahinawan is Biraul, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahinawan.

Mahinawan is about 31 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahinawan is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 4.4 km away. Biraul is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Az Rakbe Mahinam (under 2 km), Khamhan (under 2 km) and Panchupatti (under 2 km).

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

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