About Mahuawan Village

Mahuawan is a large village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,312, made up of 1,731 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824211
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	3,312
Male Population	1,731
Female Population	1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 Mahuawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Mahuawan

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

Mahuawan lies about 45 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 14 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 Mahuawan
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	14 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	45 km

Villages closest to Mahuawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawan village had a population of 3,312. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Mahuawan village has 1,731 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawan has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Mahuawan is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuawan covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuawan falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuawan is Dev Road Halt, about 14 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 Mahuawan.

Mahuawan is about 45 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuawan is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 12 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 14 km away. Rafiganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.