About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,215, made up of 654 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.07 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Benipatti
Area (hectares)	88.07 hectares
Population	1,215
Male Population	654
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
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 Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 88.07 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahua 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 Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 26 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 18 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	Benipatti	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	18 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	26 km

Villages closest to Mahua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipatti 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 1,215. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Mahua village has 654 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Mahua covers 88.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Jogiara, about 18 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 Mahua.

Mahua is about 26 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Benipatti is about 8.5 km away. Jogiara is about 18 km away. Madhubani is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.