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About Mahingaon Village

Mahingaon is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,058, made up of 2,115 males and 1,943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Mahingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahingaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 4,058
Male Population 2,115
Female Population 1,943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Mahingaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahingaon is the 16th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 24 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 922.

Getting to Mahingaon

Mahingaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahingaon 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 Mahingaon from other places

Mahingaon lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.0 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 Mahingaon
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 25 km
District headquarters Purnia 36 km

Villages closest to Mahingaon

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 Mahingaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahingaon village had a population of 4,058. That makes it the 16th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Mahingaon village has 2,115 males and 1,943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahingaon has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Mahingaon covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahingaon falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahingaon is Surja Kama, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahingaon.

Mahingaon is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahingaon is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.5 km away. Surja Kama is about 7.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahesh Bathna (under 2 km), Lalchura (under 2 km) and Kolsalta (under 2 km).

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

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