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About Mahthor Village

Mahthor is one of the larger villages in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,679, made up of 3,503 males and 3,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares.

Mahthor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahthor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 6,679
Male Population 3,503
Female Population 3,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahthor compares

By the 2011 count Mahthor is the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mahthor

Mahthor 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 Mahthor as Available within village. 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 Mahthor from other places

Mahthor lies about 30 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 9.1 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 Mahthor
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Mandan Mishra Halt 9.1 km
Nearest town Benipur 9.9 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 30 km

Villages closest to Mahthor

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.

Common questions about Mahthor

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahthor village had a population of 6,679. That makes it the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Mahthor village has 3,503 males and 3,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahthor has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Mahthor covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahthor falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahthor is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahthor.

Mahthor is about 30 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahthor is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 5.7 km away. Mandan Mishra Halt is about 9.1 km away. Benipur is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathra (2.1 km), Ejrahta (3.5 km) and Bathay (3.5 km).

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

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