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About Mahuet Village

Mahuet is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,746, made up of 1,937 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares.

Mahuet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuet village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 3,746
Male Population 1,937
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

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
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 7.1 km
District headquarters Gaya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 22 km

Villages closest to Mahuet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 3,746. That makes it the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Mahuet village has 1,937 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuet has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Mahuet covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuet falls under Wazirganj 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 Wazirganj 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 Lohjara (3.5 km), Ghuriawan (3.6 km) and Sagarpur (4.8 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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