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About Mahraur Village

Mahraur is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 169 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.3 hectares hectares.

Mahraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahraur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 64.3 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 169
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 692
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahraur compares

By the 2011 count Mahraur is the 347th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 64.3 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Mahraur

Mahraur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahraur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahraur from other places

Mahraur lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 Mahraur
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 6.2 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 20 km

Villages closest to Mahraur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahraur village had a population of 286. That makes it the 347th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Mahraur village has 169 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahraur has about 692 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Mahraur covers 64.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahraur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahraur is Chandauli Majhwar, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahraur.

Mahraur is about 20 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahraur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 6.2 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saringpur (under 2 km), Takia Mahraur (under 2 km) and Ujari Katwa (under 2 km).

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

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