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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a large village in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,740 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Pincode 845450
Area (hectares) 93.2 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,740
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 27th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 93.2 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Mahuawa

Mahuawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuawa from other places

Mahuawa lies about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 5.1 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 Mahuawa
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 5.1 km
Nearest town Bettiah 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanpatia 11 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 18 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawa village had a population of 3,217. That makes it the 27th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Mahuawa village has 1,740 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Mahuawa is 845450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuawa covers 93.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuawa falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Kumarbagh, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa is about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuawa is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Kumarbagh is about 5.1 km away. Bettiah is about 7.6 km away. Chanpatia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jabdaul (under 2 km), Auraia (1.7 km) and Tika Chhapra (2.0 km).

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

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