About Mailam Village

Mailam is a large village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,842, made up of 1,508 males and 1,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.2 hectares hectares.

Mailam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailam village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Andhratharhi
Area (hectares)	260.2 hectares
Population	2,842
Male Population	1,508
Female Population	1,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mailam compares

By the 2011 count Mailam is the 23rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 260.2 hectares work out to about 11 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 Mailam

Mailam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mailam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mailam from other places

Mailam lies about 16 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 8.2 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 Mailam
Nearest railway station	Chandeshwarsthan	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Andhratharhi	10 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	11 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	16 km

Villages closest to Mailam

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.

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Common questions about Mailam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailam village had a population of 2,842. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Mailam village has 1,508 males and 1,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailam has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Mailam covers 260.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mailam falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mailam is Chandeshwarsthan, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mailam is about 16 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailam is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 8.2 km away. Andhratharhi is about 10 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.