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About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,616, made up of 804 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2176.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 2176.92 hectares
Population 1,616
Male Population 804
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 2176.92 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lodhena, Loro, Madhupur and Mahadeojobla. 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 Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 1,616. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Mahua village has 804 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 2176.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahua falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mahua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mahua is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur 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 Mahua today is likely to be higher.

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