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About Mahdeva Village

Mahdeva is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 908 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.67 hectares hectares.

Mahdeva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdeva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 124.67 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 908
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahdeva compares

By the 2011 count Mahdeva is the 256th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 124.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Mahdeva

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

How far is Mahdeva from other places

Mahdeva lies about 25 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 20 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 Mahdeva
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 8.0 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 20 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 25 km

Villages closest to Mahdeva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdeva village had a population of 1,722. That makes it the 256th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Mahdeva village has 908 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdeva has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Mahdeva covers 124.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahdeva falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahdeva is Purandarpur, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Mahdeva.

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

Mahdeva is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 8.0 km away. Mahārāganj is about 8.0 km away. Purandarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubauli (under 2 km), Barawa Fahim (1.6 km) and Barahara (1.8 km).

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

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