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About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 509 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271607, 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 Utraula
Pincode 271607
Area (hectares) 336.2 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 509
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 228th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 336.2 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 11 km
Nearest railway station Gainsari Junction 17 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 Utraula 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 1,059. That makes it the 228th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Mahua village has 509 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 271607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 336.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahua falls under Utraula 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 11 km away. Gainsari Junction is about 17 km away. Balrampur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra Grint (1.7 km), Pipra Yaqaoob (1.7 km) and Khameria (2.5 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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