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About Mahuet Village

Mahuet is a large village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,153, made up of 1,121 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Mahuet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuet village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 2,153
Male Population 1,121
Female Population 1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Mahuet compares

By the 2011 count Mahuet is the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mahuet

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

Mahuet lies about 15 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 8.1 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 Mahuet
Nearest railway station Kashi Chak 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 8.8 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 14 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 15 km

Villages closest to Mahuet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuet village had a population of 2,153. That makes it the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Mahuet village has 1,121 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuet has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Mahuet covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuet falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahuet is Kashi Chak, about 8.1 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 Mahuet.

Mahuet is about 15 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuet is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Kashi Chak is about 8.1 km away. Ariari is about 8.8 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasbahana Ghuskuri (under 2 km), Barsa (1.5 km) and Jakhaur (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahuet today is likely to be higher.

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