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About Mahanua Village

Mahanua is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 304 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.79 hectares hectares.

Mahanua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahanua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 104.79 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 304
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mahanua compares

By the 2011 count Mahanua is the 206th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 104.79 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mahanua

Mahanua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahanua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahanua from other places

Mahanua lies about 124 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 4.2 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 Mahanua
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 4.2 km
Nearest town Jaunpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 22 km
District headquarters Basti 124 km

Villages closest to Mahanua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahanua village had a population of 588. That makes it the 206th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Mahanua village has 304 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahanua has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Mahanua covers 104.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahanua falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahanua is Muftiganj, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahanua.

Mahanua is about 124 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahanua is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Muftiganj is about 4.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 18 km away. Bhanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karjahana (under 2 km), Mailan Saheb Wajid (4.6 km) and Mailani Urf Hindu Nagar (4.6 km).

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

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