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About Mahalbari Village

Mahalbari is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 302 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.63 hectares hectares.

Mahalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 82.63 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 302
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahalbari compares

By the 2011 count Mahalbari is the 90th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 82.63 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mahalbari

The census records public bus service for Mahalbari 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahalbari from other places

Mahalbari lies about 48 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 6.5 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 Mahalbari
Nearest railway station Hatwar 6.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 48 km

Villages closest to Mahalbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalbari village had a population of 561. That makes it the 90th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Mahalbari village has 302 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalbari has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Mahalbari covers 82.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahalbari falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahalbari is Hatwar, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Mahalbari.

Mahalbari is about 48 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalbari is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 6.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 13 km away. Baisa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muradpur (under 2 km), Jairampur (under 2 km) and Bhelakhoa (under 2 km).

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

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