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About Mahangua Village

Mahangua is a small village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 127 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahangua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahangua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 127
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahangua compares

By the 2011 count Mahangua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Mahangua

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

Mahangua lies about 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 8.0 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 Mahangua
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 7.0 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 8.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Mahangua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahangua village had a population of 257. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Mahangua village has 127 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahangua has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Mahangua is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahangua covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahangua falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahangua is Bapudham Motihari, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahangua.

Mahangua is about 17 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahangua is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 7.0 km away. Mothīhāri is about 7.0 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patparia Hal (under 2 km), Patparia Moran (under 2 km) and Mahangua Tola Birtia (under 2 km).

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

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