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About Mahuar Village

Mahuar is a large village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,436, made up of 1,269 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.8 hectares hectares.

Mahuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 153.8 hectares
Population 2,436
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuar is the 35th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 153.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mahuar

Mahuar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuar as Available within village. 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 Mahuar from other places

Mahuar lies about 42 km from Pashchim Champaran. 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 Mahuar
Nearest town Padrauna 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 31 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 42 km

Villages closest to Mahuar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuar village had a population of 2,436. That makes it the 35th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Mahuar village has 1,269 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Mahuar covers 153.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuar falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahuar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahuar.

Mahuar is about 42 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuar is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Padrauna is about 8.7 km away. Sidhaw is about 31 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindauliya (4.5 km), Katharwa (6.2 km) and Katphorwa (6.2 km).

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

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