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About Mahmudabad Village

Mahmudabad is a mid sized village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 746 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Mahmudabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmudabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 746
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Mahmudabad compares

By the 2011 count Mahmudabad is the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahmudabad

Mahmudabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahmudabad 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 Mahmudabad from other places

Mahmudabad lies about 32 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 11 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 Mahmudabad
Tehsil headquarters Bind 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 11 km
Nearest town Bārh 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 32 km

Villages closest to Mahmudabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmudabad village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Mahmudabad village has 746 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmudabad has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Mahmudabad covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahmudabad falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahmudabad is Achuara Halt, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahmudabad.

Mahmudabad is about 32 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmudabad is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 6.6 km away. Achuara Halt is about 11 km away. Bārh 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 Madan Chak (under 2 km), Rajupur (2.0 km) and Daridapur (2.5 km).

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

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