About Maharu Village

Maharu is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 819 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.29 hectares hectares.

Maharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharu village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bahraich
Tehsil	Nanpara
Area (hectares)	234.29 hectares
Population	1,508
Male Population	819
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharu compares

By the 2011 count Maharu is the 292nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 234.29 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Maharu

Maharu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maharu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharu from other places

Maharu lies about 18 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Matera, about 5.2 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 Maharu
Nearest railway station	Matera	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanpara	16 km
Nearest town	Nānpāra	16 km
District headquarters	Bahraich	18 km

Villages closest to Maharu

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

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Common questions about Maharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharu village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Maharu village has 819 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharu has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Maharu covers 234.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharu falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharu is Matera, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Maharu is about 18 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharu is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Matera is about 5.2 km away. Nanpara is about 16 km away. Nānpāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.