About Mahadewa Village

Mahadewa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 697 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahadewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadewa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272181
Area (hectares)	171.82 hectares
Population	1,436
Male Population	697
Female Population	739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahadewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahadewa is the 117th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 171.82 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mahadewa

Mahadewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahadewa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahadewa from other places

Mahadewa lies about 59 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 5.7 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 Mahadewa
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	15 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	20 km
District headquarters	Basti	59 km

Villages closest to Mahadewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadewa village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 117th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Mahadewa village has 697 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadewa has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Mahadewa is 272181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahadewa covers 171.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahadewa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahadewa is Uska Bazar, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahadewa.

Mahadewa is about 59 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadewa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 5.7 km away. Harraiya is about 15 km away. Mehndāwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.