About Mahpur Village

Mahpur is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 738 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	1,403
Male Population	738
Female Population	665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahpur is the 26th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Mahpur

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

Mahpur lies about 36 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 16 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 Mahpur
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	1.9 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	16 km
District headquarters	Munger	36 km

Villages closest to Mahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahpur village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 26th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Mahpur village has 738 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahpur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Mahpur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahpur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahpur falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahpur is Khariapipra Halt, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahpur.

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

Mahpur is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 1.9 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.5 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.