About Mahkhar Village

Mahkhar is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,270, made up of 4,787 males and 4,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539 hectares hectares.

Mahkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	539 hectares
Population	9,270
Male Population	4,787
Female Population	4,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mahkhar compares

By the 2011 count Mahkhar is the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 539 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Mahkhar

Mahkhar 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 Mahkhar as Available within village. 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 Mahkhar from other places

Mahkhar lies about 12 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about under 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 Mahkhar
Nearest railway station	Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	5.4 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	12 km

Villages closest to Mahkhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Mahkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkhar village had a population of 9,270. That makes it the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Mahkhar village has 4,787 males and 4,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkhar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Mahkhar covers 539 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahkhar falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahkhar is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahkhar.

Mahkhar is about 12 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkhar is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about under 2 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 5.4 km away. Saharsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.