About Bara Mahgama Village

Bara Mahgama is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 418 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Mahgama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Mahgama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Pincode	816119
Area (hectares)	147.4 hectares
Population	801
Male Population	418
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Mahgama compares

By the 2011 count Bara Mahgama is the 29th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 147.4 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bara Mahgama

Bara Mahgama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Mahgama as Available within 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 Bara Mahgama from other places

Bara Mahgama lies about 45 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 11 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 Bara Mahgama
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Barharwa Junction	11 km
Nearest town	Farakka	24 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	45 km

Villages closest to Bara Mahgama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Bara Mahgama

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Mahgama village had a population of 801. That makes it the 29th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bara Mahgama village has 418 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Mahgama has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bara Mahgama is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Mahgama covers 147.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Mahgama falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Mahgama is Barharwa Junction, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Mahgama.

Bara Mahgama is about 45 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Mahgama is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 9.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 11 km away. Farakka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.