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About Mahrail Village

Mahrail is one of the larger villages in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,630, made up of 6,680 males and 5,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 934 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahrail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Pincode 847404
Area (hectares) 934 hectares
Population 12,630
Male Population 6,680
Female Population 5,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahrail compares

By the 2011 count Mahrail is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 934 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Mahrail

Mahrail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahrail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahrail from other places

Mahrail lies about 21 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, about under 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 Mahrail
Nearest railway station Mahrail under 2 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 11 km
District headquarters Madhubani 21 km

Villages closest to Mahrail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahrail village had a population of 12,630. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Mahrail village has 6,680 males and 5,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahrail has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Mahrail is 847404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahrail covers 934 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahrail falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahrail is Mahrail, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahrail.

Mahrail is about 21 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahrail is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about under 2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 3.4 km away. Andhratharhi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnpur (1.5 km), Harna (2.8 km) and Harri (3.8 km).

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

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