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About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 871 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246733, 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 Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246733
Area (hectares) 215.77 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 871
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 150th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 215.77 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 17 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 11 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
Nearest town Jhālu 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Haldaur 11 km
District headquarters Bijnor 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 21 km

Villages closest to Mahua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 150th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Mahua village has 871 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 246733. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 215.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Haldaur, about 11 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 village for Mahua.

Mahua is about 17 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Jhālu is about 9.6 km away. Haldaur is about 11 km away. Bijnor is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakimpur Doolha (1.5 km), Dhannapur (1.7 km) and Sunpata (2.7 km).

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

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