About Mahuawan Village

Mahuawan is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 375 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Mahuawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Katiya
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	774
Male Population	375
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawan is the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Mahuawan

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

How far is Mahuawan from other places

Mahuawan lies about 33 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 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 Mahuawan
Nearest railway station	Panchdeori Halt	4.9 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katiya	33 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	33 km

Villages closest to Mahuawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawan village had a population of 774. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Mahuawan village has 375 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawan has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Mahuawan covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuawan falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuawan is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahuawan is about 33 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuawan is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.9 km away. Kataiya is about 7.0 km away. Katiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.