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About Mahurar Village

Mahurar is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 374 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Mahurar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahurar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 374
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
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 Mahurar compares

By the 2011 count Mahurar is the 89th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mahurar

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

Mahurar lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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 Mahurar
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 3.5 km
District headquarters Gaya 13 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km

Villages closest to Mahurar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Mahurar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahurar village had a population of 783. That makes it the 89th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Mahurar village has 374 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahurar has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Mahurar covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahurar falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahurar is Kastha, about 13 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 Mahurar.

Mahurar is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahurar is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.5 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalua (under 2 km), Kolhaura (under 2 km) and Parsawan (1.5 km).

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

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