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About Mahri Village

Mahri is a large village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,231, made up of 1,173 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares.

Mahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 2,231
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Mahri compares

By the 2011 count Mahri is the 25th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 213 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 914.

Getting to Mahri

Mahri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahri 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 Mahri from other places

Mahri lies about 25 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 16 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 Mahri
Nearest town Benipur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 25 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 25 km

Villages closest to Mahri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Mahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahri village had a population of 2,231. That makes it the 25th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Mahri village has 1,173 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahri has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Mahri covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahri falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahri is Biraul, about 16 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 Mahri.

Mahri is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahri is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 4.8 km away. Biraul is about 16 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahri Chakla (4.2 km), Basaul (6.6 km) and Aurahi (7.3 km).

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

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