About Maher Village

Maher is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 282 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Maher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maher village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	282
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 57th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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 26 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 18 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	Islamnagar Aliganj	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	18 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	23 km
District headquarters	Jamui	26 km

Villages closest to Maher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 559. That makes it the 57th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Maher village has 282 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maher has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Maher covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maher falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maher is Sirari, about 18 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 26 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maher is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 5.7 km away. Sirari is about 18 km away. Sheikhpura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.