About Mahua Village

Mahua is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,600 males and 1,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Area (hectares)	371 hectares
Population	3,207
Male Population	1,600
Female Population	1,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 21st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahua 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 Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 36 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about 2.2 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 Mahua
Nearest railway station	Dighwa Dubauli	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	4.1 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	18 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	36 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 21st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Mahua village has 1,600 males and 1,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Mahua covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Dighwa Dubauli, about 2.2 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 Mahua.

Mahua is about 36 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Dighwa Dubauli is about 2.2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 4.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.