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About Mahammad Nagar Village

Mahammad Nagar is a large village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,850, made up of 1,973 males and 1,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781 hectares hectares.

Mahammad Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammad Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Area (hectares) 781 hectares
Population 3,850
Male Population 1,973
Female Population 1,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahammad Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Mahammad Nagar is the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 781 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mahammad Nagar

Mahammad Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahammad Nagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahammad Nagar from other places

Mahammad Nagar lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 11 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 Mahammad Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Falka 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 11 km
Nearest town Purnia 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Mahammad Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 Mahammad Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammad Nagar village had a population of 3,850. That makes it the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Mahammad Nagar village has 1,973 males and 1,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammad Nagar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Mahammad Nagar covers 781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahammad Nagar falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammad Nagar is Bakhri, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahammad Nagar.

Mahammad Nagar 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.

Mahammad Nagar is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 5.5 km away. Bakhri is about 11 km away. Purnia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdhani (under 2 km), Bharsia (2.1 km) and Salehpur (2.9 km).

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

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