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About Mahuwari Village

Mahuwari is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 365 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272181
Area (hectares) 88.41 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 365
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwari compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwari is the 404th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 88.41 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 Mahuwari

Mahuwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuwari as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuwari from other places

Mahuwari lies about 29 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 23 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 Mahuwari
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 23 km
District headquarters Basti 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 30 km

Villages closest to Mahuwari

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 Mahuwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwari village had a population of 739. That makes it the 404th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Mahuwari village has 365 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwari has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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

Mahuwari covers 88.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuwari is Orwara, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuwari.

Mahuwari is about 29 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwari is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Orwara is about 23 km away. Basti is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapiya (under 2 km), Chhapiya Khurd (under 2 km) and Chhapiya Malik (under 2 km).

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

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