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About Mahuet Village

Mahuet is a small village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 192 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares.

Mahuet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuet village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 192
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Mahuet compares

By the 2011 count Mahuet is the 116th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Mahuet

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

Mahuet lies about 12 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 6.4 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 Mahuet
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 7.1 km
District headquarters Gaya 12 km

Villages closest to Mahuet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Mahuet

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuet village had a population of 366. That makes it the 116th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Mahuet village has 192 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuet has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Mahuet covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuet falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuet is Tankuppa, about 6.4 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 Mahuet.

Mahuet is about 12 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuet is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 6.4 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 7.1 km away. Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harli Kalan (under 2 km), Harli Khurd (under 2 km) and Saidpur (under 2 km).

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

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