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About Mahathwa Village

Mahathwa is a mid sized village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 700 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.3 hectares hectares.

Mahathwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahathwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 92.3 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 700
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahathwa compares

By the 2011 count Mahathwa is the 25th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 92.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Mahathwa

Mahathwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahathwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahathwa from other places

Mahathwa lies about 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 4.8 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 Mahathwa
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 6.9 km
Nearest town Kataiya 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 25 km

Villages closest to Mahathwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 Mahathwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahathwa village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 25th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Mahathwa village has 700 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahathwa has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Mahathwa covers 92.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahathwa falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahathwa is Bathua Bazar, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahathwa.

Mahathwa is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahathwa is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 4.8 km away. Pach Deuri is about 6.9 km away. Kataiya 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 Chhitauna (under 2 km), Bhatpoia (under 2 km) and Poia Rup (under 2 km).

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

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