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About Mavaiya Village

Mavaiya is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 346 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.78 hectares hectares.

Mavaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 92.78 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 346
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mavaiya compares

By the 2011 count Mavaiya is the 430th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 92.78 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mavaiya

Mavaiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mavaiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mavaiya from other places

Mavaiya lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 7.4 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 Mavaiya
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 7.7 km
Nearest town Phulpur 27 km
District headquarters Allahabad 34 km

Villages closest to Mavaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mavaiya village had a population of 677. That makes it the 430th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mavaiya village has 346 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavaiya has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Mavaiya covers 92.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mavaiya falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mavaiya is Handia Khas, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Mavaiya.

Mavaiya is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mavaiya is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 7.4 km away. Handia is about 7.7 km away. Phulpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur Mawaiya (under 2 km), Ranka (under 2 km) and Baharpur (under 2 km).

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

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