About Mahia Village

Mahia is a large village in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,889, made up of 1,498 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Tardih
Pincode	847405
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	2,889
Male Population	1,498
Female Population	1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mahia compares

By the 2011 count Mahia is the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mahia

Mahia 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 Mahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahia from other places

Mahia lies about 39 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 9.2 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 Mahia
Tehsil headquarters	Tardih	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Jhanjharpur Junction	9.2 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	13 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	39 km

Villages closest to Mahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahia village had a population of 2,889. That makes it the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Mahia village has 1,498 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mahia is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahia covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahia falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahia is Jhanjharpur Junction, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahia.

Mahia is about 39 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahia is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 3.7 km away. Jhanjharpur Junction is about 9.2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.