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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a large village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,438 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.92 hectares hectares.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 249.92 hectares
Population 3,116
Male Population 1,438
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 249.92 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahuawa from other places

Mahuawa 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 Mahuawa
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 4.9 km
Nearest town Kataiya 7.0 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 33 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

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 Mahuawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawa village had a population of 3,116. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Mahuawa village has 1,438 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Mahuawa covers 249.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa 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.

Mahuawa is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Pach Deuri is about 3.6 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.9 km away. Kataiya is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Baherwa (under 2 km) and Motipur (under 2 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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