About Maher Village

Maher is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 607 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Maher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maher village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	219 hectares
Population	1,230
Male Population	607
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
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 Maher compares

By the 2011 count Maher is the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Maher

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

Maher lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.7 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 Maher
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	3.7 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	17 km

Villages closest to Maher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Maher

As per the Census of India 2011, Maher village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Maher village has 607 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maher has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Maher covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maher falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maher is Tankuppa, about 3.7 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 Maher.

Maher is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maher is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 2.9 km away. Tankuppa is about 3.7 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.