Mahishi Subdivision - Saharsa, Bihar

Mahishi is an administrative subdivision in the Saharsa district of Bihar, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Saharsa Jn, while the nearest airport is Muzaffarpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 94.9 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 172 km², including 172.49 km² of rural area and 0.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 907 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Mahishi Subdivision

Mahishi Subdivision has a total of 87 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aina	Rural	Aina
2	Aina Sohagpur	Rural	Aina
3	Aksaur	Rural	Mahishi South
4	Amahi	Rural	Virgaon
5	Ara	Rural	Aara Patti
6	Baghandarzi	Rural	Telhar
7	Baghaud	Rural	Naharwar
8	Baghaud	Rural	Naharwar
9	Baghaud	Rural	Naharwar
10	Baghaur	Rural	Naharwar
11	Baghaur	Rural	Naharwar
12	Baghaur	Rural	Naharwar
13	Baghwa	Rural	Baghwa
14	Baghwa Hat Abad	Rural	Telhar
15	Bahrampur	Rural	Baghwa
16	Balia	Rural	Kundah
17	Barahkurva	Rural	Mahishi South
18	Batwar Az Beto	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
19	Bhaghwa	Rural	Mahishi South
20	Bhanthi	Rural	Telwa West
21	Bharwar	Rural	Pastwar
22	Bhelahi Kalan Khurd	Rural	Bhelahi
23	Bihna	Rural	Jhara
24	Bijwar	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
25	Birgaon	Rural	Virgaon
26	Birwar	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
27	Chanan	Rural	Mahishi South
28	Chatania	Rural	Virgaon
29	Chilkwar Tappeh Or Chilkarhi	Rural	Pastwar
30	Dhamwara	Rural	Mahisarho
31	Dhanauj	Rural	Rajanpur
32	Dhapari	Rural	Baghwa
33	Dharampur	Rural	Rajanpur
34	Dhor	Rural	Pastwar
35	Dhor	Rural	Telhar
36	Dumri	Rural	Baghwa
37	Gamrahu	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
38	Gangauni	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
39	Garaul	Rural	Baghwa
40	Ghoghpur	Rural	Ghonghepur
41	Jajaudi	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
42	Jalai	Rural	Manovar
43	Jalkaur	Rural	Mahishi South
44	Jhara	Rural	Jhara
45	Jhitki	Rural	Pastwar
46	Kandaha	Rural	Pastwar
47	Kanwa Arazi	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
48	Kargaon	Rural	Kundah
49	Karhara	Rural	Aina
50	Khairaha	Rural	Mahisarho
51	Kodwa	Rural	Pastwar
52	Kundali	Rural	Kundah
53	Lohaur	Rural	Telhar
54	Mahesraho	Rural	Mahisarho
55	Mahisi	Rural	Mahishi South
56	Maina	Rural	Naharwar
57	Maina Arazi	Rural	Naharwar
58	Manaur	Rural	Manovar
59	Mangrauni	Rural	Aina
60	Nagar	Rural	Pastwar
61	Naharwa	Rural	Naharwar
62	Nakauch	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
63	Nawada	Rural	Telwa West
64	Nonia	Rural	Mahisarho
65	Panchbhinda	Rural	Ghonghepur
66	Paranpur	Rural	Kundah
67	Parewa	Rural	Mahisarho
68	Pastwar	Rural	Pastwar
69	Pokharbhinda	Rural	Telhar
70	Rajhanpur	Rural	Rajanpur
71	Rakhti	Rural	Rajanpur
72	Sahorwa	Rural	Ghonghepur
73	Samani	Rural	Telwa West
74	Sapaita	Rural	Pastwar
75	Sarauni	Rural	Mahisarho
76	Sarauni Khurd	Rural	Mahisarho
77	Semar	Rural	Kundah
78	Sirwar	Rural	Sirwar Birwar
79	Sisauna	Rural	Jhara
80	Sonkurthua	Rural	Ghonghepur
81	Supaul	Rural	Baghwa
82	Tarhi	Rural	Virgaon
83	Teghra	Rural	Mahisarho
84	Telbadha	Rural	Telhar
85	Telhar	Rural	Telhar
86	Telwa	Rural	Telwa West
87	Thanwar	Rural	Aara Patti

Population of Mahishi Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Mahishi Subdivision had a total population of 2,06,774 people living in 40,046 households. The population comprised 1,08,437 males and 98,337 females, with an average population density of 1,199 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,06,774	2,06,774	0
Male Population	1,08,437	1,08,437	0
Female Population	98,337	98,337	0
Total Households	40,046	40,046	0
Population Density	1,199 / km²	1,199 / km²	0 / km²

Mahishi Subdivision had 78,399 literate people and 44,700 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 49,227 and 141 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	44,700	44,700
Literate Population	78,399	78,399
Illiterate Population	1,28,375	1,28,375
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	49,227	49,227
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	141	141

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Mahishi (महिषी)
District	Saharsa
State / UT	Bihar
Railway Station	Saharsa Jn
Total Area	172 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	907
Total Population (2011)	2,06,774
Density	1,199/km²
Total Villages	87

Nearby Subdivisions in Saharsa
Banma Itahri	Kahara
Nauhatta	Patarghat
Salkhua	Satar Kataiya
Saur Bazar	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Sonbarsa