About Mahisi Village

Mahisi is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,073, made up of 10,038 males and 9,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2782.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahisi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	2782.99 hectares
Population	19,073
Male Population	10,038
Female Population	9,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mahisi compares

By the 2011 count Mahisi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 2782.99 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Mahisi

Mahisi 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 Mahisi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahisi from other places

Mahisi lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 13 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 Mahisi
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	13 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	13 km

Villages closest to Mahisi

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 Mahisi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisi village had a population of 19,073. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Mahisi village has 10,038 males and 9,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisi has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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

Mahisi covers 2782.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahisi falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahisi is Saharsa Junction, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahisi.

Mahisi is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahisi is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about under 2 km away. Bangaon is about 4.4 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.