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About Mahua Village

Mahua is a large village in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,742, made up of 1,411 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.8 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Nirmali
Area (hectares) 310.8 hectares
Population 2,742
Male Population 1,411
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 10th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 310.8 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mahua

The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 19 km from Nirmali, and the nearest railway station is Supaul, about 3.3 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 Supaul 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirmali 19 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 2,742. That makes it the 10th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Mahua village has 1,411 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Mahua covers 310.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Supaul, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahua.

Mahua is about 19 km from Nirmali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Supaul is about 3.3 km away. Nirmali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighia (3.1 km), Bela (9.5 km) and Jhahura (13 km).

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

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