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About Mahisan Village

Mahisan is one of the larger villages in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,293, made up of 3,269 males and 3,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.6 hectares hectares.

Mahisan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Area (hectares) 373.6 hectares
Population 6,293
Male Population 3,269
Female Population 3,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Mahisan compares

By the 2011 count Mahisan is the 14th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 373.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Mahisan

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

Mahisan lies about 37 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 7.9 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 Mahisan
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 7.9 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 14 km
District headquarters Madhubani 37 km

Villages closest to Mahisan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisan village had a population of 6,293. That makes it the 14th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Mahisan village has 3,269 males and 3,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Mahisan covers 373.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahisan falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahisan is Tamuria, about 7.9 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 Mahisan.

Mahisan is about 37 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahisan is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 1.5 km away. Tamuria is about 7.9 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikaria (under 2 km), Sarauni (under 2 km) and Kapar Phora (under 2 km).

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

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