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About Mahdewa Village

Mahdewa is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 485 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271855, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahdewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Pincode 271855
Area (hectares) 170.01 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 485
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Mahdewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahdewa is the 345th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 170.01 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Mahdewa

Mahdewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahdewa 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 Mahdewa from other places

Mahdewa lies about 43 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Gaighat Halt, about 12 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 Mahdewa
Nearest railway station Gaighat Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 15 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 15 km
District headquarters Bahraich 43 km

Villages closest to Mahdewa

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.

Common questions about Mahdewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdewa village had a population of 920. That makes it the 345th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Mahdewa village has 485 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdewa has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Mahdewa is 271855. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahdewa covers 170.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahdewa is Gaighat Halt, about 12 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 Mahdewa.

Mahdewa is about 43 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdewa is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Gaighat Halt is about 12 km away. Nanpara is about 15 km away. Nānpāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruha (under 2 km), Daljit Purwa (1.6 km) and Bhawaniyapur Banghusari (1.9 km).

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

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