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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 761 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854330
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 761
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 79th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 12 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 Mahammadpur
Tehsil headquarters Amour 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 79th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 761 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Mahammadpur is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahammadpur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Jalalgarh, about 12 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 km distance for Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 25 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 7.6 km away. Jalalgarh is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daripur (under 2 km), Bangara (under 2 km) and Bankora (under 2 km).

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

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