About Mahwara Village

Mahwara is a mid sized village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 795 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Gaighat
Pincode	847107
Area (hectares)	103.6 hectares
Population	1,596
Male Population	795
Female Population	801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahwara compares

By the 2011 count Mahwara is the 54th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 103.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Mahwara

Mahwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahwara from other places

Mahwara lies about 89 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about under 2 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 Mahwara
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Maharajganj	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighat	19 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	89 km

Villages closest to Mahwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahwara village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 54th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Mahwara village has 795 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahwara has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Mahwara is 847107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahwara covers 103.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahwara falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahwara is Maharajganj, about under 2 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 village for Mahwara.

Mahwara is about 89 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahwara is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Mahārājgani is about under 2 km away. Maharajganj is about under 2 km away. Gaighat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.