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About Mahuri Village

Mahuri is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,884, made up of 1,489 males and 1,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 2,884
Male Population 1,489
Female Population 1,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuri compares

By the 2011 count Mahuri is the 8th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mahuri

Mahuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuri from other places

Mahuri lies about 76 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 36 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 Mahuri
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 3.1 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 36 km
District headquarters Gaya 76 km

Villages closest to Mahuri

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 Mahuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuri village had a population of 2,884. That makes it the 8th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Mahuri village has 1,489 males and 1,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuri has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Mahuri is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuri covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuri falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuri is Kajrat Nawadih, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahuri.

Mahuri is about 76 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuri is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 3.1 km away. Nabīnagar is about 30 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgawan (under 2 km), Kusari (under 2 km) and Rabda (under 2 km).

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

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