About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Ladania tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 752 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Ladania
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	1,444
Male Population	752
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 25th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 34 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 14 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	Ladania	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Khutauna	14 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	16 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	34 km

Villages closest to Mahua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ladania 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 1,444. That makes it the 25th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents.

Mahua village has 752 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Mahua covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Khutauna, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahua.

Mahua is about 34 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 Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district. Ladania is about 3.8 km away. Khutauna is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.