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About Mahiarpur Village

Mahiarpur is a small village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 220 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Mahiarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahiarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 220
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Mahiarpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahiarpur is the 133rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mahiarpur

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

Mahiarpur lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 5.7 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 Mahiarpur
Nearest railway station Paraiya 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 9.1 km
Nearest town Tekāri 9.1 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Mahiarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahiarpur village had a population of 427. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Mahiarpur village has 220 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahiarpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Mahiarpur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahiarpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahiarpur is Paraiya, about 5.7 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 Mahiarpur.

Mahiarpur 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.

Mahiarpur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 5.7 km away. Tikari is about 9.1 km away. Tekāri is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaspur (under 2 km), Khanetu (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (1.6 km).

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

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