About Mahila Village

Mahila is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,516, made up of 2,358 males and 2,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.9 hectares hectares.

Mahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahila village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	252.9 hectares
Population	4,516
Male Population	2,358
Female Population	2,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahila compares

By the 2011 count Mahila is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 252.9 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mahila

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

Mahila lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, about 3.0 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 Mahila
Nearest railway station	Salmari	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	5.4 km
District headquarters	Katihar	26 km

Villages closest to Mahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahila village had a population of 4,516. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Mahila village has 2,358 males and 2,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahila has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Mahila covers 252.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahila falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahila is Salmari, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahila.

Mahila is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahila is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Salmari is about 3.0 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.4 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.