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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a large village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,843 males and 1,648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,843
Female Population 1,648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 17th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within 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 <5 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 15 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Marajdwa, 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 Mahuawa
Nearest railway station Marajdwa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 6.6 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 13 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 15 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainatanr 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 3,491. That makes it the 17th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Mahuawa village has 1,843 males and 1,648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Mahuawa covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Marajdwa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa is about 15 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 Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Marajdwa is about under 2 km away. Mainatanr is about 6.6 km away. Chanpatia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marjadwa (under 2 km), Parsa (under 2 km) and Bherihari (under 2 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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