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About Mahu Ghat Village

Mahu Ghat is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 707 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahu Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahu Ghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272135
Area (hectares) 101.6 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 707
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahu Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Mahu Ghat is the 114th 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 101.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mahu Ghat

Mahu Ghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahu Ghat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Mahu Ghat from other places

Mahu Ghat lies about 67 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 4.5 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 Mahu Ghat
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 14 km
Nearest town Bānsi 25 km
District headquarters Basti 67 km

Villages closest to Mahu Ghat

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.

Common questions about Mahu Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahu Ghat village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 114th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Mahu Ghat village has 707 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahu Ghat has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Mahu Ghat is 272135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahu Ghat covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahu Ghat falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahu Ghat is Bridgemanganj, about 4.5 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 and private bus service as Available for Mahu Ghat.

Mahu Ghat is about 67 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahu Ghat is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 4.5 km away. Harraiya is about 14 km away. Bānsi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinathpur (under 2 km), Gopiyapar (under 2 km) and Dailapur (under 2 km).

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

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