About Mahna Village

Mahna is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 816 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	1,564
Male Population	816
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahna compares

By the 2011 count Mahna is the 37th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Mahna

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

Mahna lies about 27 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 22 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 Mahna
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	22 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	26 km
District headquarters	Jamui	27 km

Villages closest to Mahna

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 Mahna

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahna village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 37th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Mahna village has 816 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahna has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Mahna is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahna covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahna is Sirari, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahna.

Mahna is about 27 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahna is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 3.0 km away. Sirari is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.