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About Mahdipur Village

Mahdipur is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 143 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahdipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 71.98 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 143
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahdipur compares

By the 2011 count Mahdipur is the 101st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 71.98 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mahdipur

Mahdipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahdipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahdipur from other places

Mahdipur lies about 62 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.9 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 Mahdipur
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 2.9 km
Nearest town Pakur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 62 km

Villages closest to Mahdipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdipur village had a population of 271. That makes it the 101st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Mahdipur village has 143 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdipur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mahdipur is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahdipur covers 71.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahdipur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahdipur is Kotalpukur, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahdipur.

Mahdipur is about 62 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdipur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about 2.9 km away. Pakur is about 9.4 km away. Barharwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansikata (1.6 km), Dudhijol (1.9 km) and Nijol (2.2 km).

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

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