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About Mahurai Village

Mahurai is a large village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,955, made up of 1,481 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.16 hectares hectares.

Mahurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahurai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 191.16 hectares
Population 2,955
Male Population 1,481
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahurai compares

By the 2011 count Mahurai is the 24th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 191.16 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Mahurai

The census records public bus service for Mahurai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahurai from other places

Mahurai lies about 44 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 13 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 Mahurai
Nearest town Chillupār 12 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 44 km

Villages closest to Mahurai

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 Mahurai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahurai village had a population of 2,955. That makes it the 24th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Mahurai village has 1,481 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahurai has about 995 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 1003.

Mahurai covers 191.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahurai is Dohrighat, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahurai.

Mahurai is about 44 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahurai is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chillupār is about 12 km away. Dohrighat is about 13 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 Chimcha (under 2 km), Karnauti (under 2 km) and Gaurpar (under 2 km).

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

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