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About Mahalbari Village

Mahalbari is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,564, made up of 1,877 males and 1,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares.

Mahalbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 3,564
Male Population 1,877
Female Population 1,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Mahalbari compares

By the 2011 count Mahalbari is the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mahalbari

Mahalbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 129 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, 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 Harnagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 129 km

Villages closest to Mahalbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 3,564. That makes it the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Mahalbari village has 1,877 males and 1,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalbari has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Mahalbari covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahalbari falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahalbari is Harnagar, about 6.5 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 Mahalbari.

Mahalbari is about 129 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harnagar is about 6.5 km away. Benipur is about 20 km away. Dagarua 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 Bagulabari (under 2 km), Buari (under 2 km) and Phulbari (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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