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About Shah Milik Village

Shah Milik is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Shah Milik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Milik village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shah Milik compares

By the 2011 count Shah Milik is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Shah Milik

Shah Milik is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shah Milik as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shah Milik from other places

Shah Milik lies about 26 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 4.1 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 Shah Milik
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 4.1 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 26 km
District headquarters Munger 26 km

Villages closest to Shah Milik

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 Shah Milik

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Milik village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Shah Milik village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Milik has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Shah Milik covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shah Milik falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shah Milik is Ganganiyan, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shah Milik.

Shah Milik is about 26 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Milik is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Ganganiyan is about 4.1 km away. Sultānganj is about 9.2 km away. Dharhara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagalpur Lakheraj (8.5 km), Lohchi (9.7 km) and Mirza Chak (11 km).

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

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