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About Mahjari Village

Mahjari is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 89 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Mahjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahjari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 89
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
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 Mahjari compares

By the 2011 count Mahjari is the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mahjari

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

Mahjari lies about 84 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 30 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 Mahjari
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 12 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 84 km

Villages closest to Mahjari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahjari village had a population of 192. That makes it the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Mahjari village has 89 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahjari has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Mahjari covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahjari falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahjari is Kajrat Nawadih, about 30 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 Mahjari.

Mahjari is about 84 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahjari is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 12 km away. Nabīnagar is about 25 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (3.7 km), Bara Khar (4.1 km) and Barahgawan (4.1 km).

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

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