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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 480 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.8 hectares hectares.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 312.8 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 480
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 312.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mahuawa

Mahuawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 37 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 15 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 Bhitiharwa Ashram 15 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 32 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 37 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

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 Mahuawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawa village had a population of 992. That makes it the 113th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Mahuawa village has 480 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Mahuawa covers 312.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 37 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 Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 15 km away. Rāmnagar is about 16 km away. Sidhaw is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankatwa (under 2 km), Bairagi Sonbarsa (2.4 km) and Bairiya Kalan (2.8 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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