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About Hahwa Village

Hahwa is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,130, made up of 1,548 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Hahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hahwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 3,130
Male Population 1,548
Female Population 1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Hahwa compares

By the 2011 count Hahwa is the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Hahwa

Hahwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hahwa 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 Hahwa from other places

Hahwa lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 3.1 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 Hahwa
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 6.9 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 6.9 km
District headquarters Siwan 22 km

Villages closest to Hahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hahwa village had a population of 3,130. That makes it the 17th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Hahwa village has 1,548 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hahwa has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

Hahwa covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hahwa falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hahwa is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 3.1 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 Hahwa.

Hahwa is about 22 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hahwa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 3.1 km away. Maharajganj is about 6.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jigrawn (under 2 km), Itahari (under 2 km) and Risaura (1.7 km).

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

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