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About Mahuaon Village

Mahuaon is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,093, made up of 1,634 males and 1,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802183, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Pincode 802183
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 3,093
Male Population 1,634
Female Population 1,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahuaon is the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Mahuaon

Mahuaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuaon from other places

Mahuaon lies about 11 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 24 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 Mahuaon
Tehsil headquarters Behea 11 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 11 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 24 km

Villages closest to Mahuaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuaon village had a population of 3,093. That makes it the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Mahuaon village has 1,634 males and 1,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuaon has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Mahuaon is 802183. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuaon covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuaon falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuaon is Pawakhali, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuaon.

Mahuaon is about 11 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuaon is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Behea is about 11 km away. Bhojpur is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andar (2.0 km), Tiar (6.5 km) and Dharhara (6.5 km).

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

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