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About Mahawar Village

Mahawar is a large village in Daudnagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,266, made up of 2,143 males and 2,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523 hectares hectares.

Mahawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Daudnagar
Area (hectares) 523 hectares
Population 4,266
Male Population 2,143
Female Population 2,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Mahawar compares

By the 2011 count Mahawar is the 10th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents. Its 523 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mahawar

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

Mahawar lies about 34 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 23 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 Mahawar
Tehsil headquarters Daudnagar 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 23 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 34 km

Villages closest to Mahawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawar village had a population of 4,266. That makes it the 10th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,652 residents.

Mahawar village has 2,143 males and 2,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahawar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Mahawar covers 523 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahawar falls under Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahawar is Phesar, about 23 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 Mahawar.

Mahawar is about 34 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahawar is in Daudnagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 4.7 km away. Phesar is about 23 km away. Aurangabad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kera (under 2 km), Niman (under 2 km) and Sipah (1.6 km).

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

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