About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,712, made up of 1,367 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	2,712
Male Population	1,367
Female Population	1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	1.6 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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

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Common questions about Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 2,712. That makes it the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 1,367 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Mahammadpur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahammadpur falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Guraru, about 29 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 34 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 Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 1.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 1.6 km away. Guraru is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.