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About Mohammadpur Village

Mohammadpur is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 98 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 745 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Mohammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 98
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 745
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mohammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mohammadpur is the 99th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mohammadpur

Mohammadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mohammadpur as Available within <5 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 Mohammadpur from other places

Mohammadpur 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 Mohammadpur
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Mohammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohammadpur village had a population of 171. That makes it the 99th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Mohammadpur village has 98 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohammadpur has about 745 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Mohammadpur covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mohammadpur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohammadpur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mohammadpur.

Mohammadpur 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.

Mohammadpur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 12 km away. Baisi 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 Bhaturia (2.6 km), Masnadpur (4.2 km) and Garighatta (4.4 km).

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

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