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About Mahuanwa Village

Mahuanwa is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,506, made up of 1,876 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuanwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841505
Area (hectares) 164.72 hectares
Population 3,506
Male Population 1,876
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuanwa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuanwa is the 20th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 164.72 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Mahuanwa

Mahuanwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahuanwa as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuanwa from other places

Mahuanwa 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 Mahuanwa
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 9.9 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 9.9 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 9.9 km

Villages closest to Mahuanwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuanwa village had a population of 3,506. That makes it the 20th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Mahuanwa village has 1,876 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuanwa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Mahuanwa is 841505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuanwa covers 164.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuanwa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuanwa is Sasa Musa, about 2.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuanwa.

Mahuanwa 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.

Mahuanwa is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 2.7 km away. Kuchaikote is about 9.9 km away. Gopalganj 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 Kaithaulia (1.7 km), Harpur (1.9 km) and Sirsia (2.1 km).

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

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