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About Mainhawa Village

Mainhawa is one of the larger villages in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,097, made up of 2,619 males and 2,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 403.6 hectares
Population 5,097
Male Population 2,619
Female Population 2,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Mainhawa compares

By the 2011 count Mainhawa is the 24th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 403.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mainhawa

Mainhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mainhawa 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 Mainhawa from other places

Mainhawa lies about 57 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, 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 Mainhawa
Nearest town Bānsi 13 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 24 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 57 km

Villages closest to Mainhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainhawa village had a population of 5,097. That makes it the 24th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Mainhawa village has 2,619 males and 2,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainhawa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Mainhawa is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainhawa covers 403.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mainhawa falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mainhawa is Uska Bazar, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mainhawa.

Mainhawa is about 57 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainhawa is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Bānsi is about 13 km away. Uska Bazar is about 13 km away. Pharenda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varji (2.7 km), Babhani Buzurg (3.9 km) and Mahuawa Urf Mahuie (4.9 km).

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

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