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About Mahathua Village

Mahathua is a small village in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 74 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares.

Mahathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahathua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Bhawanipur
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 74
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahathua compares

By the 2011 count Mahathua is the 52nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 944.

Getting to Mahathua

Mahathua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahathua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lathi, Laukahi, Madhopur and Mahabala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahathua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahathua village had a population of 133. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Mahathua village has 74 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahathua has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Mahathua covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahathua falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahathua notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Mahathua.

Mahathua is in Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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