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About Maitra Village

Maitra is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,690, made up of 1,911 males and 1,779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares.

Maitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maitra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 3,690
Male Population 1,911
Female Population 1,779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maitra compares

By the 2011 count Maitra is the 20th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Maitra

Maitra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maitra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maitra from other places

Maitra lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 14 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 Maitra
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Maitra

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 Maitra

As per the Census of India 2011, Maitra village had a population of 3,690. That makes it the 20th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Maitra village has 1,911 males and 1,779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maitra has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Maitra covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maitra falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maitra is Jalalgarh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maitra.

Maitra is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maitra is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.4 km away. Jalalgarh is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asranda (under 2 km), Sakma (under 2 km) and Mangalpur (1.7 km).

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

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