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About Mai Village

Mai is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 751 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Mai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,407
Male Population 751
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mai compares

By the 2011 count Mai is the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Mai

The census records public bus service for Mai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mai from other places

Mai lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about under 2 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 Mai
Nearest railway station Wena under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 5.1 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 17 km

Villages closest to Mai

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 Mai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mai village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Mai village has 751 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mai has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

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

Mai falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mai is Wena, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mai.

Mai is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mai is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about under 2 km away. Harnaut is about 5.1 km away. Bihār Sharīf 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 Khaira (under 2 km), Ramsingh (1.6 km) and Pachaura (1.7 km).

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

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