About Mahmada Village

Mahmada is a mid sized village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 837 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.9 hectares hectares.

Mahmada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmada village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Area (hectares)	235.9 hectares
Population	1,544
Male Population	837
Female Population	707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahmada compares

By the 2011 count Mahmada is the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 235.9 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Mahmada

Mahmada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahmada as Available within village. 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 Mahmada from other places

Mahmada lies about 16 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.9 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 Mahmada
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kuwarchintawa	6.9 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	16 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	16 km

Villages closest to Mahmada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmada village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Mahmada village has 837 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmada has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Mahmada covers 235.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahmada falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahmada is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahmada.

Mahmada is about 16 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmada is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 1.9 km away. Kuwarchintawa is about 6.9 km away. Purba Champaran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.