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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,273, made up of 3,754 males and 3,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.05 hectares hectares.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 445.05 hectares
Population 7,273
Male Population 3,754
Female Population 3,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 445.05 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Brij Kishor Halt, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station Brij Kishor Halt 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhwalia 4.0 km
Nearest town Barauli 13 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 7,273. That makes it the 4th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 3,754 males and 3,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Mahammadpur covers 445.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahammadpur falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Brij Kishor Halt, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Brij Kishor Halt is about 3.3 km away. Sidhwalia is about 4.0 km away. Barauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur Turkaha (under 2 km), Katea Khas (under 2 km) and Bishunpura (1.5 km).

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

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