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About Mahuwar Village

Mahuwar is a large village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,499, made up of 1,239 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.08 hectares hectares.

Mahuwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 137.08 hectares
Population 2,499
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwar is the 44th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 137.08 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Mahuwar

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

Mahuwar lies about 11 km from Azamgarh. 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 Mahuwar
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 8.1 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 11 km

Villages closest to Mahuwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwar village had a population of 2,499. That makes it the 44th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Mahuwar village has 1,239 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

Mahuwar covers 137.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuwar falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Mahuwar 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 village for Mahuwar.

Mahuwar is about 11 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwar is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 8.1 km away. Azamgarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taraudhi (under 2 km), Tahbarpur (under 2 km) and Khutauli (1.9 km).

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

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