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About Maheba Village

Maheba is a large village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,200, made up of 1,163 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheba village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284204
Area (hectares) 1237.6 hectares
Population 2,200
Male Population 1,163
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheba compares

By the 2011 count Maheba is the 19th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 1237.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Maheba

Maheba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheba as Available within <5 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 Maheba from other places

Maheba lies about 22 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, about 4.8 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 Maheba
Nearest railway station Chirgaon 4.8 km
Nearest town Nivāri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 21 km
District headquarters Jhansi 22 km

Villages closest to Maheba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheba village had a population of 2,200. That makes it the 19th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Maheba village has 1,163 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheba has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Maheba is 284204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheba covers 1237.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheba falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheba is Chirgaon, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Maheba.

Maheba is about 22 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheba is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Chirgaon is about 4.8 km away. Nivāri is about 21 km away. Tahrauli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadeshar (3.0 km), Pachchar Garh (4.5 km) and Bairishal Pura (5.1 km).

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

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