About Mahamda Village

Mahamda is a large village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,777, made up of 1,464 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Mahamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahamda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Mehsi
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	2,777
Male Population	1,464
Female Population	1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
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 Mahamda compares

By the 2011 count Mahamda is the 15th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Mahamda

Mahamda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahamda 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 Mahamda from other places

Mahamda 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 Mahamda
Nearest railway station	Kuwarchintawa	6.9 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	16 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mehsi	28 km

Villages closest to Mahamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahamda village had a population of 2,777. That makes it the 15th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Mahamda village has 1,464 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahamda has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Mahamda covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahamda falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahamda is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.9 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 Mahamda.

Mahamda 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.

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