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About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 740 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.6 hectares hectares.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 150.6 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 740
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 49th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 150.6 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 25 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, 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 Pipra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 9.2 km
Nearest town Chākia 9.2 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 1,376. That makes it the 49th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Mahuawa village has 740 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Mahuawa covers 150.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuawa falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

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

Mahuawa is about 25 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuawa is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about under 2 km away. Chakia is about 9.2 km away. Chākia is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodarpur (under 2 km), Pipra (1.8 km) and Jahingara (1.9 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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