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About Mahisal Village

Mahisal is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,515, made up of 1,337 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.1 hectares hectares.

Mahisal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 156.1 hectares
Population 2,515
Male Population 1,337
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahisal compares

By the 2011 count Mahisal is the 13th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 156.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mahisal

Mahisal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahisal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahisal from other places

Mahisal lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 4.8 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 Mahisal
Nearest railway station Sudhani 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 6.9 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Mahisal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisal village had a population of 2,515. That makes it the 13th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Mahisal village has 1,337 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Mahisal covers 156.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahisal falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahisal is Sudhani, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahisal.

Mahisal is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahisal is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 4.8 km away. Balrampur is about 6.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirpatol (under 2 km), Sahasara Kasht (under 2 km) and Sahasara Mal (under 2 km).

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

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