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About Mahraurh Village

Mahraurh is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,347, made up of 1,737 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Mahraurh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahraurh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 3,347
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahraurh compares

By the 2011 count Mahraurh is the 10th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Mahraurh

Mahraurh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahraurh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahraurh from other places

Mahraurh lies about 70 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 14 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 Mahraurh
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 14 km
Nearest town Nokha 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 70 km

Villages closest to Mahraurh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahraurh village had a population of 3,347. That makes it the 10th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Mahraurh village has 1,737 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahraurh has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Mahraurh covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahraurh falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahraurh is Sanjhauli Halt, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mahraurh is about 70 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahraurh is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 4.4 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 14 km away. Nokha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (under 2 km), Niyazipur (under 2 km) and Nadauan (under 2 km).

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

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