About Mahua Village

Mahua is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 125 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	125
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 139th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahua 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 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	Dhuraiya	15 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 Dhuraiya 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 Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 246. That makes it the 139th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mahua village has 125 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahua falls under Dhuraiya 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 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 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 Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 5.6 km away. Dhuraiya is about 15 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.