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About Mahual Village

Mahual is a large village in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,408, made up of 1,105 males and 1,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahual Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahual village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hasanpura
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 228.92 hectares
Population 2,408
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 1,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahual compares

By the 2011 count Mahual is the 20th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 228.92 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Mahual

Mahual is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahual as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahual from other places

Mahual lies about 127 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Darauli, about 11 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 Mahual
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpura 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Darauli 11 km
Nearest town Zamānia 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 127 km

Villages closest to Mahual

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahual village had a population of 2,408. That makes it the 20th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Mahual village has 1,105 males and 1,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahual has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Mahual is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahual covers 228.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahual falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahual is Darauli, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahual.

Mahual is about 127 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahual is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. Hasanpura is about 9.4 km away. Darauli is about 11 km away. Zamānia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Merahi (2.8 km), Kabilpura (6.9 km) and Laram Chak (7.2 km).

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

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