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About Mahuwari Village

Mahuwari is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 563 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.65 hectares hectares.

Mahuwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 74.65 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 563
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuwari compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwari is the 188th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 74.65 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 1071.

Getting to Mahuwari

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

How far is Mahuwari from other places

Mahuwari lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, 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 Mahuwari
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 13 km
Nearest town Lalganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 30 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Mahuwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwari village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 188th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Mahuwari village has 563 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwari has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Mahuwari covers 74.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuwari falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuwari is Sanjarpur, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuwari.

Mahuwari is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwari is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sanjarpur is about 13 km away. Lalganj is about 14 km away. Kerakat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithauli (9.6 km), Bhulandih (12 km) and Bahiri (16 km).

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

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