About Mapho Village

Mapho is a large village in Ghat Kusumbha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,778, made up of 2,376 males and 2,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mapho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mapho village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Ghat Kusumbha
Pincode	811105
Area (hectares)	683 hectares
Population	4,778
Male Population	2,376
Female Population	2,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mapho compares

By the 2011 count Mapho is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 683 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Mapho

Mapho 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 Mapho as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mapho from other places

Mapho lies about 8.6 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 7.7 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 Mapho
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghat Kusumbha	8.6 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	8.6 km

Villages closest to Mapho

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghat Kusumbha 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 Mapho

As per the Census of India 2011, Mapho village had a population of 4,778. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Mapho village has 2,376 males and 2,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mapho has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Mapho is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mapho covers 683 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mapho falls under Ghat Kusumbha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mapho is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mapho.

Mapho is about 8.6 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mapho is in Ghat Kusumbha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 7.7 km away. Ghat Kusumbha is about 8.6 km away. Sheikhpura is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.