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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a mid sized village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 243 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841438
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 243
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 61st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Mahuawa

The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within <5 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 village. 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
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 4.9 km
Nearest town Kataiya 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 18 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 Uchkagaon 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 540. That makes it the 61st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Mahuawa village has 243 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Mahuawa is 841438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuawa covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuawa falls under Uchkagaon 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.9 km away. Kataiya is about 7.0 km away. Uchkagaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasauti (5.0 km), Piprahi (6.8 km) and Kotwa (8.5 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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