About Mahra Village

Mahra is a large village in Singhia tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,497, made up of 2,363 males and 2,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Singhia
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	4,497
Male Population	2,363
Female Population	2,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahra compares

By the 2011 count Mahra is the 14th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents. Its 272 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, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahra

Mahra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahra as Available within 5 - 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 Mahra from other places

Mahra lies about 25 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 16 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 Mahra
Nearest railway station	Rambhaddarpur	16 km
Nearest town	Benipur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Singhia	24 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	25 km

Villages closest to Mahra

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 Mahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahra village had a population of 4,497. That makes it the 14th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents.

Mahra village has 2,363 males and 2,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahra has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

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

Mahra covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahra falls under Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahra is Rambhaddarpur, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahra.

Mahra is about 25 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahra is in Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district. Rambhaddarpur is about 16 km away. Benipur is about 18 km away. Singhia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.