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About Mahuva Village

Mahuva is one of the larger villages in Mahuva tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,050, made up of 2,653 males and 2,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394250, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Mahuva
Pincode 394250
Area (hectares) 538.03 hectares
Population 5,050
Male Population 2,653
Female Population 2,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuva compares

By the 2011 count Mahuva is the 6th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,100 residents. Its 538.03 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mahuva

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

How far is Mahuva from other places

Mahuva lies about 111 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Mahuva Junction, about under 2 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 Mahuva
Nearest town Mahuva under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mahuva Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Surat 111 km

Villages closest to Mahuva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuva village had a population of 5,050. That makes it the 6th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,100 residents.

Mahuva village has 2,653 males and 2,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuva has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mahuva is 394250. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuva covers 538.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuva falls under Mahuva tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mahuva is Mahuva Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahuva.

Mahuva is about 111 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuva is in Mahuva tehsil of Surat district. Mahuva is about under 2 km away. Mahuva Junction is about under 2 km away. Surat is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuvariya (under 2 km) and Kodada (21 km).

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

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