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About Mahua Village

Mahua is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,855, made up of 2,574 males and 2,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 600 hectares
Population 4,855
Male Population 2,574
Female Population 2,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 600 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 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 Mahua
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 6.5 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 4,855. That makes it the 9th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Mahua village has 2,574 males and 2,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Mahua covers 600 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahua.

Mahua is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 5.6 km away. Barahat is about 6.5 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chechra (2.1 km), Jasopathra (2.2 km) and Pathra (2.4 km).

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

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