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About Mahawan Village

Mahawan is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,676, made up of 1,369 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.76 hectares hectares.

Mahawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 332.76 hectares
Population 2,676
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahawan is the 48th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 332.76 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

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 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 <5 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 7.8 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Masodha, about 1.9 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 Masodha 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 7.8 km
District headquarters Faizabad 7.8 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 7.8 km

Villages closest to Mahawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawan village had a population of 2,676. That makes it the 48th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Mahawan village has 1,369 males and 1,307 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Mahawan covers 332.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahawan is Masodha, about 1.9 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahawan.

Mahawan is about 7.8 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 Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Masodha is about 1.9 km away. Sohawal is about 7.8 km away. Faizabad is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sufiya Para (under 2 km), Kurawan (under 2 km) and Barwa (2.1 km).

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

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