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About Muhwa Village

Muhwa is a mid sized village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 255 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Pincode 271706
Area (hectares) 68.05 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 255
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Muhwa compares

By the 2011 count Muhwa is the 243rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 68.05 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Muhwa

Muhwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Muhwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muhwa from other places

Muhwa lies about 16 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Haldharpur, about 4.2 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 Muhwa
Nearest railway station Haldharpur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 16 km
District headquarters Mau 16 km

Villages closest to Muhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Muhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhwa village had a population of 554. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Muhwa village has 255 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhwa has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Muhwa is 271706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhwa covers 68.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muhwa falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muhwa is Haldharpur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Muhwa.

Muhwa is about 16 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhwa is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Haldharpur is about 4.2 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 16 km away. Mau is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikriya (under 2 km), Dholbandh (under 2 km) and Badhya (1.9 km).

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

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