About Mahkar Village

Mahkar is a large village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,258 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Mahkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Area (hectares)	295 hectares
Population	2,469
Male Population	1,258
Female Population	1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Mahkar compares

By the 2011 count Mahkar is the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mahkar

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

Mahkar lies about 71 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 7.0 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 Mahkar
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pali	7.0 km
Nearest town	Koelwār	8.8 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	71 km

Villages closest to Mahkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkar village had a population of 2,469. That makes it the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Mahkar village has 1,258 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Mahkar covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahkar falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahkar is Pali, about 7.0 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 Mahkar.

Mahkar is about 71 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkar is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Chandi is about 4.9 km away. Pali is about 7.0 km away. Koelwār is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.