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About Mahui Village

Mahui is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 529 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.2 hectares hectares.

Mahui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahui village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 133.2 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 529
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahui compares

By the 2011 count Mahui is the 66th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 133.2 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mahui

Mahui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahui as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahui from other places

Mahui lies about 34 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 12 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 Mahui
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 12 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Mahui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahui village had a population of 1,026. That makes it the 66th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Mahui village has 529 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahui has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Mahui covers 133.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahui falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahui is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahui.

Mahui is about 34 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahui is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 9.5 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 12 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (under 2 km), Parsa (2.9 km) and Parsa Dih (2.9 km).

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

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