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About Mahanagar Village

Mahanagar is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,180 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares.

Mahanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahanagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 2,310
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahanagar compares

By the 2011 count Mahanagar is the 42nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahanagar

Mahanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahanagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahanagar from other places

Mahanagar lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 Mahanagar
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 17 km
District headquarters Katihar 20 km

Villages closest to Mahanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahanagar village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Mahanagar village has 1,180 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahanagar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Mahanagar covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahanagar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahanagar is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahanagar.

Mahanagar is about 20 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahanagar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about 7.2 km away. Barsoi is about 17 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sharifnagar (under 2 km), Sitalpur (3.1 km) and Sitalpur Milik (3.1 km).

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

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