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About Mahrawan Village

Mahrawan is a large village in Roh tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,044, made up of 2,137 males and 1,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares.

Mahrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Roh
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 4,044
Male Population 2,137
Female Population 1,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahrawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahrawan is the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,257 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Mahrawan

Mahrawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahrawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahrawan from other places

Mahrawan lies about 13 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 11 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 Mahrawan
Tehsil headquarters Roh 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Baghi Bardiha 11 km
District headquarters Nawada 13 km
Nearest town Nawāda 13 km

Villages closest to Mahrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahrawan village had a population of 4,044. That makes it the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,257 residents.

Mahrawan village has 2,137 males and 1,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahrawan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Mahrawan covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahrawan falls under Roh tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahrawan is Baghi Bardiha, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahrawan.

Mahrawan is about 13 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahrawan is in Roh tehsil of Nawada district. Roh is about 3.5 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 11 km away. Nawada is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partabpur Nizamat (under 2 km), Anaila (under 2 km) and Bara (under 2 km).

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

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