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About Maheva Village

Maheva is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 450 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Pincode 232120
Area (hectares) 69.33 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 450
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheva compares

By the 2011 count Maheva is the 264th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 69.33 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Maheva

Maheva is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maheva as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheva from other places

Maheva lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Dheena, about 2.7 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 Maheva
Nearest railway station Dheena 2.7 km
Nearest town Zamānia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km

Villages closest to Maheva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheva village had a population of 829. That makes it the 264th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Maheva village has 450 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheva has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Maheva is 232120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheva covers 69.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheva falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheva is Dheena, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Maheva.

Maheva 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.

Maheva is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Dheena is about 2.7 km away. Zamānia is about 15 km away. Sakaldiha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shitalpur (under 2 km), Raitha (under 2 km) and Barhan (under 2 km).

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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