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About Mahuwa Diha Village

Mahuwa Diha is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,936, made up of 1,546 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuwa Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwa Diha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 229.51 hectares
Population 2,936
Male Population 1,546
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mahuwa Diha compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwa Diha is the 73rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 229.51 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahuwa Diha

Mahuwa Diha 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 Mahuwa Diha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahuwa Diha from other places

Mahuwa Diha lies about 30 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 2.1 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 Mahuwa Diha
Nearest railway station Saidabad 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 5.9 km
Nearest town Phulpur 21 km
District headquarters Allahabad 30 km

Villages closest to Mahuwa Diha

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 Mahuwa Diha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwa Diha village had a population of 2,936. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mahuwa Diha village has 1,546 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwa Diha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mahuwa Diha is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuwa Diha covers 229.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuwa Diha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuwa Diha is Saidabad, about 2.1 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 within village for Mahuwa Diha.

Mahuwa Diha is about 30 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwa Diha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 2.1 km away. Handia is about 5.9 km away. Phulpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghupur (under 2 km), Naga (under 2 km) and Paharpur (under 2 km).

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

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