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About Mahsa Village

Mahsa is a mid sized village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 937 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Pincode 847408
Area (hectares) 398.6 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 937
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahsa compares

By the 2011 count Mahsa is the 40th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 398.6 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Mahsa

Mahsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahsa from other places

Mahsa lies about 47 km from Madhubani. 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 Mahsa
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 10 km
Nearest town Supaul 13 km
District headquarters Madhubani 47 km

Villages closest to Mahsa

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 Mahsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahsa village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 40th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Mahsa village has 937 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahsa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Mahsa is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahsa covers 398.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahsa falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahsa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mahsa is about 47 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahsa is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 10 km away. Supaul is about 13 km away. Madhubani is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahpatia (under 2 km), Mani Mahpatia (under 2 km) and Chhatauni (under 2 km).

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

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