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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is one of the larger villages in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,407, made up of 2,752 males and 2,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 5,407
Male Population 2,752
Female Population 2,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 12th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur 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 Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 9.6 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about under 2 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 Mahammadpur
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 9.6 km
District headquarters Siwan 9.6 km
Nearest town Siwān 9.6 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 5,407. That makes it the 12th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 2,752 males and 2,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Mahammadpur covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahammadpur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Pachrukhi, about under 2 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 Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 9.6 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about under 2 km away. Goriakothi is about 9.6 km away. Siwan is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (2.4 km), Bindwal (4.2 km) and Sherpur (5.3 km).

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

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