About Bihna Village

Bihna is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,553, made up of 1,362 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	176.16 hectares
Population	2,553
Male Population	1,362
Female Population	1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihna compares

By the 2011 count Bihna is the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 176.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bihna

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

Bihna lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Supaul, about 5.2 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 Bihna
Nearest railway station	Supaul	5.2 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	30 km

Villages closest to Bihna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihna village had a population of 2,553. That makes it the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Bihna village has 1,362 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihna has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bihna is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihna covers 176.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihna falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bihna is Supaul, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bihna.

Bihna is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihna is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Supaul is about 5.2 km away. Saharsa is about 23 km away. Mahishi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.