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About Mahuja Village

Mahuja is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 199 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuja village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273413
Area (hectares) 25.26 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 199
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Mahuja compares

By the 2011 count Mahuja is the 293rd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 25.26 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mahuja

Mahuja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahuja 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 Mahuja from other places

Mahuja lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 21 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 Mahuja
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 21 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Mahuja

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 Mahuja

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuja village had a population of 416. That makes it the 293rd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Mahuja village has 199 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuja has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Mahuja is 273413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuja covers 25.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahuja is Kusmhi, about 21 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 Mahuja.

Mahuja is about 27 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuja is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 6.9 km away. Kusmhi is about 21 km away. Rūdarpur 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 Itkauli (under 2 km), Dhska (under 2 km) and Kauriram (under 2 km).

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

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