About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 401 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.3 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Area (hectares)	48.3 hectares
Population	745
Male Population	401
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
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 Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 96th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 48.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahua 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 25 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 19 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	Rudhauli	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Govindnagar	19 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	23 km
District headquarters	Basti	25 km

Villages closest to Mahua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 745. That makes it the 96th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Mahua village has 401 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Mahua covers 48.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Govindnagar, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Mahua.

Mahua is about 25 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 Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 6.6 km away. Govindnagar is about 19 km away. Bānsi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.