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About Maiawan Village

Maiawan is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 897 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maiawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Pincode 804432
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 897
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maiawan compares

By the 2011 count Maiawan is the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Maiawan

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

How far is Maiawan from other places

Maiawan lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 8.0 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 Maiawan
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 8.0 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 17 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Maiawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maiawan village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Maiawan village has 897 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maiawan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Maiawan is 804432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maiawan covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maiawan falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maiawan is Ekangarsarai, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maiawan.

Maiawan is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maiawan is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ekangarsarai is about 8.0 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Modanganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirogha (under 2 km), Mandai (under 2 km) and Anatpur (under 2 km).

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

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