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About Mahuwain Village

Mahuwain is a large village in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,379 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuwain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Parihar
Pincode 843324
Area (hectares) 231.7 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,379
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwain compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwain is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 231.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Mahuwain

Mahuwain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuwain as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Ladahuri Urf Narphora, Laduari, Laptaha Lagunia and Lauharia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahuwain

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwain village had a population of 2,629. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Mahuwain village has 1,379 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwain has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Mahuwain is 843324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuwain covers 231.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuwain falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahuwain notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuwain.

Mahuwain is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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