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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a small village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 255 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 255
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.8 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 Mahammadpur
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 3.8 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 498. That makes it the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 255 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mahammadpur is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahammadpur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Tankuppa, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 3.8 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 17 km away. Belaganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (3.3 km), Bazidpur (4.5 km) and Pipra (6.7 km).

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

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