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About Mahewa Village

Mahewa is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 945 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Pincode 804422
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 945
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahewa is the 49th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mahewa

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

How far is Mahewa from other places

Mahewa lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 3.8 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 Mahewa
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 4.9 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km

Villages closest to Mahewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahewa village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 49th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Mahewa village has 945 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahewa has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Mahewa is 804422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahewa covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahewa falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahewa is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahewa.

Mahewa is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahewa is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 3.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 4.9 km away. Jehanabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalanaur (under 2 km), Chhariyari (1.7 km) and Narayanpur (1.9 km).

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

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