About Mai Village

Mai is one of the larger villages in Parbalpur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,013, made up of 2,647 males and 2,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Parbalpur
Pincode	803114
Area (hectares)	346 hectares
Population	5,013
Male Population	2,647
Female Population	2,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Mai compares

By the 2011 count Mai is the 5th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Mai

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

Mai lies about 6.6 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Parbalpur	6.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	12 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	14 km

Villages closest to Mai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mai village had a population of 5,013. That makes it the 5th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents.

Mai village has 2,647 males and 2,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mai has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Mai is 803114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mai covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mai falls under Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mai is Ekangarsarai, about 12 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 Mai.

Mai is about 6.6 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 Parbalpur tehsil of Nalanda district. Parbalpur is about 6.6 km away. Nalanda is about 6.6 km away. Ekangarsarai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.