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About Maheva Village

Maheva is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 260 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.05 hectares hectares.

Maheva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 59.05 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 260
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheva compares

By the 2011 count Maheva is the 631st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 59.05 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Maheva

Maheva is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheva 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahadevri, Mahadewa, Mahakharpur and Maharaj Ganj. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maheva

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheva village had a population of 502. That makes it the 631st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Maheva village has 260 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheva has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Maheva covers 59.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Maheva notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Maheva.

Maheva is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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