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About Mahilwar Village

Mahilwar is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 546 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahilwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahilwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 546
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahilwar compares

By the 2011 count Mahilwar is the 104th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mahilwar

Mahilwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahilwar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahilwar from other places

Mahilwar lies about 11 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 4.5 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 Mahilwar
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 4.5 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Mahilwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahilwar village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 104th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Mahilwar village has 546 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahilwar has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mahilwar is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahilwar covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahilwar falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahilwar is Jagatbela, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Mahilwar.

Mahilwar is about 11 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahilwar is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 4.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 11 km away. Bansgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumahi (under 2 km), Basoodeeha (under 2 km) and Atapar (7.1 km).

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

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