About Mahuawa Village

Mahuawa is a large village in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,825, made up of 1,995 males and 1,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845302, 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	Narkatia
Pincode	845302
Area (hectares)	242.1 hectares
Population	3,825
Male Population	1,995
Female Population	1,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuawa is the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents. Its 242.1 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Mahuawa

Mahuawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 55 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 3.5 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	Gokhula	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatia	6.0 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	7.8 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	55 km

Villages closest to Mahuawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatia 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 3,825. That makes it the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Mahuawa village has 1,995 males and 1,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuawa has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Mahuawa is 845302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuawa covers 242.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuawa is Gokhula, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuawa.

Mahuawa is about 55 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 Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Gokhula is about 3.5 km away. Narkatia is about 6.0 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.