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About Mohammadpur Village

Mohammadpur is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 636 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Mohammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 636
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Mohammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohammadpur is the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Mohammadpur

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

Mohammadpur lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 8.3 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 Mohammadpur
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Karahdih 8.3 km
Nearest town Silao 9.3 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Mohammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohammadpur village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Mohammadpur village has 636 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohammadpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Mohammadpur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mohammadpur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohammadpur is Karahdih, about 8.3 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 Mohammadpur.

Mohammadpur is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohammadpur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 3.2 km away. Karahdih is about 8.3 km away. Silao is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Kasuchak (1.7 km) and Ghorahi (1.9 km).

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

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