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About Mahadewa Village

Mahadewa is a large village in Laukahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,545, made up of 2,311 males and 2,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622 hectares hectares.

Mahadewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Laukahi
Area (hectares) 622 hectares
Population 4,545
Male Population 2,311
Female Population 2,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Mahadewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahadewa is the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents. Its 622 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mahadewa

Mahadewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahadewa 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 Mahadewa from other places

Mahadewa lies about 38 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 3.1 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 Mahadewa
Nearest railway station Ghogardiha 3.1 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Laukahi 23 km
District headquarters Madhubani 38 km

Villages closest to Mahadewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadewa village had a population of 4,545. That makes it the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents.

Mahadewa village has 2,311 males and 2,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadewa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Mahadewa covers 622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahadewa falls under Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahadewa is Ghogardiha, about 3.1 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 Mahadewa.

Mahadewa is about 38 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadewa is in Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Ghogardiha is about 3.1 km away. Nirmāli is about 14 km away. Laukahi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahdewa (under 2 km), Gidrahi (2.9 km) and Labtoli (4.2 km).

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

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