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About Mahawa Village

Mahawa is a small village in Bisalpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 185 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.99 hectares hectares.

Mahawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Bisalpur
Area (hectares) 113.99 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 185
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahawa compares

By the 2011 count Mahawa is the 389th largest of the 426 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 113.99 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Mahawa

Mahawa 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 Mahawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahawa from other places

Mahawa lies about 39 km from Pilibhit. 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 Mahawa
Tehsil headquarters Bisalpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Bīsalpur 2.0 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 39 km

Villages closest to Mahawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahawa village had a population of 329. That makes it the 389th largest of the 426 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Mahawa village has 185 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahawa has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Mahawa covers 113.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahawa falls under Bisalpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Mahawa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Mahawa.

Mahawa is about 39 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahawa is in Bisalpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Bisalpur is about 2.0 km away. Bīsalpur is about 2.0 km away. Pilibhit is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadia Baljeet (under 2 km), Sitarganj Navdia Ehat (under 2 km) and Sitarganj Navdia Must (under 2 km).

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

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