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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,419, made up of 1,764 males and 1,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, 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 Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 142.25 hectares
Population 3,419
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 142.25 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Mahuawa

The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 4.0 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 Narkatyaganj 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 4.1 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 4.1 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 17 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 3,419. That makes it the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Mahuawa village has 1,764 males and 1,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Mahuawa is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuawa covers 142.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Narkatyaganj, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa is about 17 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 Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about 4.0 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 4.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Terhi Kuia (1.6 km), Binwalia (1.7 km) and Siswa (2.2 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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