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About Mai Village

Mai is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,591, made up of 1,338 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares.

Mai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 2,591
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mai compares

By the 2011 count Mai is the 26th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

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 <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 20 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Birju Bigha, about 2.8 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 Birju Bigha 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 12 km
District headquarters Patna 20 km

Villages closest to Mai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanarua 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 2,591. That makes it the 26th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Mai village has 1,338 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mai has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Mai covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mai falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mai is Birju Bigha, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance for Mai.

Mai is about 20 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mai is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Birju Bigha is about 2.8 km away. Dhanarua is about 6.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg 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 Sonmai (under 2 km), Hulas Chak (under 2 km) and Aurangpur (under 2 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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