About Mahuar Village

Mahuar is one of the larger villages in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,421, made up of 3,315 males and 3,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Pincode	801221
Area (hectares)	359 hectares
Population	6,421
Male Population	3,315
Female Population	3,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuar is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Mahuar

Mahuar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuar from other places

Mahuar lies about 38 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sikariya Railway Station, about 12 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 Mahuar
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sikariya Railway Station	12 km
Nearest town	Bela	16 km
District headquarters	Buxar	38 km

Villages closest to Mahuar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuar village had a population of 6,421. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Mahuar village has 3,315 males and 3,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Mahuar is 801221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuar covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuar falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuar is Sikariya Railway Station, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahuar.

Mahuar is about 38 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuar is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 9.2 km away. Sikariya Railway Station is about 12 km away. Bela is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.