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About Mahesh Khunt Village

Mahesh Khunt is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,697, made up of 1,428 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Mahesh Khunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahesh Khunt village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 2,697
Male Population 1,428
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Mahesh Khunt compares

By the 2011 count Mahesh Khunt is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 15 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 Mahesh Khunt

Mahesh Khunt is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahesh Khunt 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. The nearest villages by name are Lauria, Madhuakol, Mahalbari and Mahamdia. 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 Mahesh Khunt

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahesh Khunt village had a population of 2,697. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Mahesh Khunt village has 1,428 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahesh Khunt has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Mahesh Khunt covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahesh Khunt falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahesh Khunt 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 km distance for Mahesh Khunt.

Mahesh Khunt is in Dagarua 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 Mahesh Khunt today is likely to be higher.

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