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About Mahendrapur Village

Mahendrapur is one of the larger villages in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,444, made up of 2,857 males and 2,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares.

Mahendrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahendrapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 5,444
Male Population 2,857
Female Population 2,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Mahendrapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahendrapur is the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Mahendrapur

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

Mahendrapur lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 9.8 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 Mahendrapur
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Mahendrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Mahendrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahendrapur village had a population of 5,444. That makes it the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Mahendrapur village has 2,857 males and 2,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahendrapur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Mahendrapur covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahendrapur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahendrapur is Ranipatra, about 9.8 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 Mahendrapur.

Mahendrapur is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahendrapur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 9.8 km away. Purnia East is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajwara (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Bhogakariat (2.1 km).

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

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