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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 742 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bijaipur
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 742
Female Population 902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 28th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Mahuawa

The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuawa from other places

Mahuawa lies about 9.9 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 2.7 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 Mahuawa
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 2.7 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 9.9 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijaipur 34 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawa village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 28th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Mahuawa village has 742 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Mahuawa covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuawa falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Sasa Musa, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa is about 9.9 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuawa is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 2.7 km away. Gopalganj is about 9.9 km away. Gopālganj is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhathwa (17 km), Bijuli Chak (17 km) and Bhawani Chhapra (18 km).

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

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