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About Mailchham Village

Mailchham is a large village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,044 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares.

Mailchham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailchham village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mailchham compares

By the 2011 count Mailchham is the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Mailchham

Mailchham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mailchham 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mailchham from other places

Mailchham lies about 24 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 2.6 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 Mailchham
Nearest railway station Chandeshwarsthan 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Madhubani 24 km

Villages closest to Mailchham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailchham village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Mailchham village has 1,044 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailchham has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Mailchham covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mailchham falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mailchham is Chandeshwarsthan, about 2.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mailchham.

Mailchham is about 24 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailchham is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 2.6 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 5.7 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chora Mahrail (under 2 km), Rawarhi (1.8 km) and Tajpur (2.2 km).

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

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