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About Mai Farida Village

Mai Farida is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,266, made up of 2,654 males and 2,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mai Farida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mai Farida village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 5,266
Male Population 2,654
Female Population 2,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mai Farida compares

By the 2011 count Mai Farida is the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mai Farida

Mai Farida is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mai Farida 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mai Farida from other places

Mai Farida lies about 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 4.0 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 Mai Farida
Nearest railway station Wena 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 4.9 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Mai Farida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mai Farida village had a population of 5,266. That makes it the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Mai Farida village has 2,654 males and 2,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mai Farida has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mai Farida is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mai Farida covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mai Farida falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mai Farida is Wena, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Farida.

Mai Farida is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mai Farida is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 4.0 km away. Rahui is about 4.9 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 Mohiuddinpur (1.8 km), Supasang (1.9 km) and Basak Saidi (2.2 km).

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

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