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About Mahuwar Village

Mahuwar is a large village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,701, made up of 1,940 males and 1,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares.

Mahuwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Ramgarh
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 3,701
Male Population 1,940
Female Population 1,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwar is the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mahuwar

Mahuwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahuwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahuwar from other places

Mahuwar lies about 82 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Darauli, about 11 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 Mahuwar
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Darauli 11 km
Nearest town Zamānia 15 km
District headquarters Kaimur 82 km

Villages closest to Mahuwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwar village had a population of 3,701. That makes it the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Mahuwar village has 1,940 males and 1,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Mahuwar covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuwar falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuwar is Darauli, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuwar.

Mahuwar is about 82 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwar is in Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district. Ramgarh is about 3.8 km away. Darauli is about 11 km away. Zamānia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sehuka (under 2 km), Pachgain (under 2 km) and Bhargawan (1.7 km).

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

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