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About Mahdewa Village

Mahdewa is a small village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 35 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 686 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahdewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 15.24 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 35
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 686
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahdewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahdewa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 15.24 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mahdewa

Mahdewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahdewa as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahdewa from other places

Mahdewa lies about 25 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about under 2 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 Mahdewa
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura under 2 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 25 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 25 km

Villages closest to Mahdewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdewa village had a population of 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Mahdewa village has 35 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdewa has about 686 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mahdewa is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahdewa covers 15.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahdewa falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahdewa is Chauri Chaura, about under 2 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 km distance for Mahdewa.

Mahdewa is about 25 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdewa is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chauri Chaura is about under 2 km away. Rūdarpur is about 22 km away. Campierganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkola (6.7 km), Mohammadpur Urf Jangal Babhan (7.0 km) and Phazilpur (8.1 km).

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

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