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About Mauna Village

Mauna is a large village in Runisaidpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,385, made up of 2,293 males and 2,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.8 hectares hectares.

Mauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Runisaidpur
Area (hectares) 174.8 hectares
Population 4,385
Male Population 2,293
Female Population 2,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mauna compares

By the 2011 count Mauna is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents. Its 174.8 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Mauna

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

How far is Mauna from other places

Mauna lies about 27 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 14 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 Mauna
Nearest railway station Janakpur Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Runisaidpur 27 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 27 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 27 km

Villages closest to Mauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauna village had a population of 4,385. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents.

Mauna village has 2,293 males and 2,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Mauna covers 174.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mauna falls under Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mauna is Janakpur Road, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mauna.

Mauna is about 27 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mauna is in Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Janakpur Road is about 14 km away. Runisaidpur is about 27 km away. Sitamarhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahilwara Tola Dhanukhi (7.6 km), Bahilwara Urf Garha (7.6 km) and Manpur Jauan (8.5 km).

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

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