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About Mahmudpur Village

Mahmudpur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 755 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahmudpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmudpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Pincode 803110
Area (hectares) 137.16 hectares
Population 1,433
Male Population 755
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Mahmudpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahmudpur is the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 137.16 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Mahmudpur

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

Mahmudpur lies about 1.8 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Badhauna Halt, about 6.1 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 Mahmudpur
District headquarters Nalanda 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Badhauna Halt 6.1 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 18 km

Villages closest to Mahmudpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmudpur village had a population of 1,433. That makes it the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Mahmudpur village has 755 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmudpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Mahmudpur is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahmudpur covers 137.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahmudpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahmudpur is Badhauna Halt, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahmudpur.

Mahmudpur is about 1.8 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmudpur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Nalanda is about 1.8 km away. Badhauna Halt is about 6.1 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupatpur (5.5 km), Abu Mohammadpur (12 km) and Jagatpur (13 km).

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

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