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About Maukhas Village

Maukhas is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,673, made up of 917 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.68 hectares hectares.

Maukhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maukhas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 145.68 hectares
Population 1,673
Male Population 917
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maukhas compares

By the 2011 count Maukhas is the 72nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 145.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Maukhas

Maukhas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maukhas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maukhas from other places

Maukhas lies about 28 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 5.6 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 Maukhas
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 3.2 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 5.6 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 28 km

Villages closest to Maukhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maukhas village had a population of 1,673. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Maukhas village has 917 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maukhas has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Maukhas covers 145.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maukhas falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maukhas is Pokhrayan, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance for Maukhas.

Maukhas is about 28 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maukhas is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Bhognipur is about 3.2 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 5.2 km away. Pokhrayan is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langre Ka Purwa (under 2 km), Macha (under 2 km) and Patepur (2.0 km).

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

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