About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 333 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	66.14 hectares
Population	609
Male Population	333
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 116th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 66.14 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 19 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 15 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 Mahua
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	15 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	17 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	19 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

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Common questions about Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 609. That makes it the 116th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Mahua village has 333 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 66.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Hatwar, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahua.

Mahua is about 19 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 4.8 km away. Hatwar is about 15 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.