About Mahamda Village

Mahamda is one of the larger villages in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,570, made up of 4,439 males and 4,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.36 hectares hectares.

Mahamda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahamda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Garkha
Area (hectares)	550.36 hectares
Population	8,570
Male Population	4,439
Female Population	4,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahamda compares

By the 2011 count Mahamda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 550.36 hectares work out to about 16 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 963.

Getting to Mahamda

Mahamda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahamda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahamda from other places

Mahamda lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 3.4 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 Mahamda
Nearest railway station	Tenua Dumaria Halt	3.4 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garkha	7.7 km
District headquarters	Saran	32 km

Villages closest to Mahamda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahamda village had a population of 8,570. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Mahamda village has 4,439 males and 4,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahamda has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Mahamda covers 550.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahamda falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahamda is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mahamda.

Mahamda is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahamda is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 3.4 km away. Chāpra is about 5.3 km away. Garkha is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.