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About Mahsail Village

Mahsail is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,139, made up of 1,104 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Mahsail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahsail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 2,139
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Mahsail compares

By the 2011 count Mahsail is the 34th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 27 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 930.

Getting to Mahsail

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

Mahsail lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 13 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 Mahsail
Nearest railway station Kanki 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Mahsail

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 Mahsail

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahsail village had a population of 2,139. That makes it the 34th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Mahsail village has 1,104 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahsail has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Mahsail covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahsail falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahsail is Kanki, about 13 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 Mahsail.

Mahsail is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahsail is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 19 km away. Baisa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Aura (under 2 km) and Khagaura (under 2 km).

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

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