About Mahtha Village

Mahtha is one of the larger villages in Ladania tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,877, made up of 6,235 males and 5,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686 hectares hectares.

Mahtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Ladania
Area (hectares)	686 hectares
Population	11,877
Male Population	6,235
Female Population	5,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Mahtha compares

By the 2011 count Mahtha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents. Its 686 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahtha

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

Mahtha lies about 36 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 14 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 Mahtha
Tehsil headquarters	Ladania	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khutauna	14 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	18 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	36 km

Villages closest to Mahtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtha village had a population of 11,877. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents.

Mahtha village has 6,235 males and 5,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Mahtha covers 686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahtha falls under Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahtha is Khutauna, about 14 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 Mahtha.

Mahtha is about 36 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtha is in Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district. Ladania is about 1.6 km away. Khutauna is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.