About Mahwa Village

Mahwa is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 241 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.37 hectares hectares.

Mahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Rudhauli
Area (hectares)	71.37 hectares
Population	544
Male Population	241
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,257
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 Mahwa compares

By the 2011 count Mahwa is the 140th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 71.37 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Mahwa

Mahwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahwa 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 Mahwa from other places

Mahwa lies about 40 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 28 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 Mahwa
Nearest town	Bānsi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rudhauli	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ahirauli	28 km
District headquarters	Basti	40 km

Villages closest to Mahwa

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 Mahwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahwa village had a population of 544. That makes it the 140th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Mahwa village has 241 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahwa has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Mahwa covers 71.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahwa is Ahirauli, about 28 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 Mahwa.

Mahwa is about 40 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 11 km away. Rudhauli is about 11 km away. Ahirauli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.