About Mahawan Village

Mahawan is a large village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,043 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Tehsil	Bikapur
Pincode	224206
Area (hectares)	276.66 hectares
Population	2,039
Male Population	1,043
Female Population	996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahawan is the 64th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 276.66 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mahawan

Mahawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahawan from other places

Mahawan lies about 26 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 5.0 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 Mahawan
Nearest railway station	Khajurhat Railway Station	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bikapur	7.3 km
District headquarters	Faizabad	26 km
Nearest town	Fyzābād	26 km

Villages closest to Mahawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawan village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 64th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Mahawan village has 1,043 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahawan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mahawan is 224206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahawan covers 276.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahawan falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahawan is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahawan.

Mahawan is about 26 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahawan is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 5.0 km away. Bikapur is about 7.3 km away. Faizabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.