About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 327 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, 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	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272181
Area (hectares)	50.14 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	327
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 the 502nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 50.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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 61 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Naugarh, about 4.9 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	Harraiya	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Naugarh	4.9 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	14 km
District headquarters	Basti	61 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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 Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 620. That makes it the 502nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Mahua village has 327 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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

Mahua covers 50.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Naugarh, about 4.9 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 61 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 2.0 km away. Naugarh is about 4.9 km away. Bānsi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.