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About Mahua Village

Mahua is a small village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 184 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271206
Area (hectares) 164.98 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 184
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 164.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Mahua

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

Mahua lies about 33 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainsari Junction, about 17 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 Mahua
Nearest town Utraula 11 km
Nearest railway station Gainsari Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 20 km
District headquarters Balrampur 33 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 390. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Mahua village has 184 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 271206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 164.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahua falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Gainsari Junction, about 17 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 Mahua.

Mahua is about 33 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 11 km away. Gainsari Junction is about 17 km away. Tulsipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwa (under 2 km), Gaura (under 2 km) and Gauramafi (under 2 km).

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

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