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About Mahawar Village

Mahawar is a large village in Kasganj tehsil, in the district of Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,356 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanshiram Nagar
Tehsil Kasganj
Pincode 207124
Area (hectares) 188.02 hectares
Population 2,548
Male Population 1,356
Female Population 1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Mahawar compares

By the 2011 count Mahawar is the 54th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents. Its 188.02 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Mahawar

Mahawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahawar 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 Mahawar from other places

Mahawar lies about 26 km from Kanshiram Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kasganj Junction, about 8.8 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 Mahawar
Tehsil headquarters Kasganj 8.5 km
Nearest town Kāsganj 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Kasganj Junction 8.8 km
District headquarters Kanshiram Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Mahawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawar village had a population of 2,548. That makes it the 54th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents.

Mahawar village has 1,356 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahawar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Mahawar is 207124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahawar covers 188.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahawar falls under Kasganj tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahawar is Kasganj Junction, about 8.8 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 Mahawar.

Mahawar is about 26 km from Kanshiram Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahawar is in Kasganj tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district. Kasganj is about 8.5 km away. Kāsganj is about 8.5 km away. Kasganj Junction is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taiyab Pur Kamalpur (under 2 km), Jahangirpur (under 2 km) and Itauwa (under 2 km).

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

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