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About Mahamda Village

Mahamda is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 818 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Mahamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahamda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 818
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahamda compares

By the 2011 count Mahamda is the 21st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Mahamda

Mahamda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahamda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahamda from other places

Mahamda lies about 43 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, 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 Mahamda
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 11 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 32 km
District headquarters Patna 43 km

Villages closest to Mahamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahamda village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 21st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Mahamda village has 818 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahamda has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Mahamda covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahamda falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahamda is Jehanabad, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahamda.

Mahamda is about 43 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahamda is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Jehanabad is about 11 km away. Jahānābād is about 12 km away. Punpun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaunpuri (2.9 km), Zahidpur (8.4 km) and Milki (21 km).

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

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