About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is one of the larger villages in Chiraia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,599, made up of 9,761 males and 8,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chiraia
Pincode	845415
Area (hectares)	1427 hectares
Population	18,599
Male Population	9,761
Female Population	8,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents. Its 1427 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Mahuawa

Mahuawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 1.9 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	Kuwarchintawa	1.9 km
Nearest town	Pakridayal	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiraia	17 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	17 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

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

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Common questions about Mahuawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuawa village had a population of 18,599. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents.

Mahuawa village has 9,761 males and 8,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Mahuawa is 845415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuawa covers 1427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Kuwarchintawa, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa is about 17 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 Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kuwarchintawa is about 1.9 km away. Pakridayal is about 12 km away. Chiraia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.