About Mahekhaira Village

Mahekhaira is one of the larger villages in Singhia tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,236, made up of 3,210 males and 3,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahekhaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahekhaira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Singhia
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	787 hectares
Population	6,236
Male Population	3,210
Female Population	3,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahekhaira compares

By the 2011 count Mahekhaira is the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents. Its 787 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 928.

Getting to Mahekhaira

Mahekhaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahekhaira 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahekhaira from other places

Mahekhaira lies about 30 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 12 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 Mahekhaira
Nearest railway station	Thalwara	12 km
Nearest town	Benipur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Singhia	23 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	30 km

Villages closest to Mahekhaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahekhaira village had a population of 6,236. That makes it the 9th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents.

Mahekhaira village has 3,210 males and 3,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahekhaira has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Mahekhaira is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahekhaira covers 787 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahekhaira falls under Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahekhaira is Thalwara, about 12 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 village for Mahekhaira.

Mahekhaira is about 30 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahekhaira is in Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district. Thalwara is about 12 km away. Benipur is about 13 km away. Singhia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.