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About Mahu Village

Mahu is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 222 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares.

Mahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 494 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 222
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahu compares

By the 2011 count Mahu is the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Mahu

Mahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuduk Kh, Kumbale, Kumbharli and Latawan. 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 Mahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahu village had a population of 481. That makes it the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Mahu village has 222 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahu has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Mahu covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahu falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

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

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

Mahu is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Mahu today is likely to be higher.

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