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About Mavaiya Village

Mavaiya is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 481 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.75 hectares hectares.

Mavaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mavaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 81.75 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 481
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mavaiya compares

By the 2011 count Mavaiya is the 200th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 81.75 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Mavaiya

Mavaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mavaiya 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 Mavaiya from other places

Mavaiya lies about 36 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 2.9 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 Meja Road 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 10 km
Nearest town Phulpur 35 km
District headquarters Allahabad 36 km

Villages closest to Mavaiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meja 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 903. That makes it the 200th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Mavaiya village has 481 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mavaiya has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Mavaiya covers 81.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mavaiya is Meja Road, about 2.9 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 Mavaiya.

Mavaiya is about 36 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 Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 2.9 km away. Meja is about 10 km away. Phulpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondaura (under 2 km), Ram Nagar (under 2 km) and Bakchunda (1.5 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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