About Mahdaili Village

Mahdaili is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 170 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Mahdaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdaili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	366
Male Population	170
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,153
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahdaili compares

By the 2011 count Mahdaili is the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mahdaili

Mahdaili is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahdaili as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahdaili from other places

Mahdaili lies about 17 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 5.5 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 Mahdaili
Nearest railway station	Sonaili	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	9.4 km
District headquarters	Katihar	17 km

Villages closest to Mahdaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdaili village had a population of 366. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Mahdaili village has 170 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdaili has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Mahdaili covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahdaili falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahdaili is Sonaili, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance for Mahdaili.

Mahdaili is about 17 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdaili is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 5.5 km away. Dandkhora is about 9.4 km away. Katihar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.