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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,819, made up of 1,953 males and 1,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 3,819
Male Population 1,953
Female Population 1,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 10 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 930.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 4.1 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 Mahammadpur
Nearest railway station Sarsi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 8.0 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 3,819. That makes it the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 1,953 males and 1,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Mahammadpur covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahammadpur falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Sarsi, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 4.1 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 8.0 km away. Banmankhi 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 Gokhulpur (1.7 km), Sauraha (1.8 km) and Sauraha Milik (1.8 km).

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

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