About Maharas Village

Maharas is a large village in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,469, made up of 2,307 males and 2,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Banma Itahri
Pincode	852127
Area (hectares)	325.8 hectares
Population	4,469
Male Population	2,307
Female Population	2,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Maharas compares

By the 2011 count Maharas is the 12th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 325.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Maharas

Maharas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maharas 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 Maharas from other places

Maharas lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 5.7 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 Maharas
Tehsil headquarters	Banma Itahri	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	5.7 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	20 km

Villages closest to Maharas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banma Itahri 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.

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Common questions about Maharas

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharas village had a population of 4,469. That makes it the 12th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Maharas village has 2,307 males and 2,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharas has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Maharas is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharas covers 325.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharas falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharas is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 5.7 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 Maharas.

Maharas is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharas is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Banma Itahri is about 2.4 km away. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 5.7 km away. Saharsa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.