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About Mahuar Village

Mahuar is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 332 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 823003
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 332
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuar is the 58th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 3.5 km
District headquarters Gaya 13 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 16 km

Villages closest to Mahuar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuar village had a population of 624. That makes it the 58th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Mahuar village has 332 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Mahuar is 823003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuar covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuar falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuar is Kastha, about 13 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 village for Mahuar.

Mahuar is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuar is in Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.5 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuar Kalan (under 2 km), Biju Bigha (2.1 km) and Gaura (6.0 km).

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

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