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About Mahthaur Village

Mahthaur is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,217 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Mahthaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahthaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 2,413
Male Population 1,217
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Mahthaur compares

By the 2011 count Mahthaur is the 25th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mahthaur

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

Mahthaur lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kasba, about 6.7 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 Mahthaur
Nearest railway station Kasba 6.7 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Mahthaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahthaur village had a population of 2,413. That makes it the 25th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Mahthaur village has 1,217 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahthaur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Mahthaur covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahthaur falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahthaur is Kasba, about 6.7 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 Mahthaur.

Mahthaur is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahthaur is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 6.7 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (2.0 km), Lagan (2.0 km) and Gurhi (2.1 km).

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

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