About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 273 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Nauhatta
Pincode	852123
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	273
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 51st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahua 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 Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 11 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 5.6 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 Mahua
Nearest railway station	Baijnathpur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nauhatta	11 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	11 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 523. That makes it the 51st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Mahua village has 273 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahua falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Baijnathpur, about 5.6 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 Mahua.

Mahua is about 11 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about 5.6 km away. Nauhatta is about 11 km away. Saharsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.