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About Mahnaia Village

Mahnaia is a mid sized village in Dalsinghsarai tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 398 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Mahnaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahnaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Dalsinghsarai
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 398
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahnaia compares

By the 2011 count Mahnaia is the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mahnaia

Mahnaia 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 Mahnaia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahnaia from other places

Mahnaia lies about 19 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Basarhia Halt, about 2.0 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 Mahnaia
Nearest railway station Basarhia Halt 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalsinghsarai 3.0 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 3.0 km
District headquarters Samastipur 19 km

Villages closest to Mahnaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahnaia village had a population of 728. That makes it the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents.

Mahnaia village has 398 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahnaia has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Mahnaia covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahnaia falls under Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahnaia is Basarhia Halt, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mahnaia is about 19 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahnaia is in Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district. Basarhia Halt is about 2.0 km away. Dalsinghsarai is about 3.0 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamrawan (under 2 km), Basaria (under 2 km) and Konaila (under 2 km).

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

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