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About Mahau Mahesh Village

Mahau Mahesh is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 765 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.3 hectares hectares.

Mahau Mahesh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahau Mahesh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 268.3 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 765
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahau Mahesh compares

By the 2011 count Mahau Mahesh is the 122nd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 268.3 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Mahau Mahesh

Mahau Mahesh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahau Mahesh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Mahau Mahesh from other places

Mahau Mahesh lies about 11 km from Powayan, and the nearest railway station is Shahjahanpur, about 11 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 Mahau Mahesh
Nearest railway station Shahjahanpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 11 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 11 km

Villages closest to Mahau Mahesh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 Mahau Mahesh

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahau Mahesh village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Mahau Mahesh village has 765 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahau Mahesh has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Mahau Mahesh covers 268.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahau Mahesh falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahau Mahesh is Shahjahanpur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Mahau Mahesh.

Mahau Mahesh is about 11 km from Powayan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahau Mahesh is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Shahjahanpur is about 11 km away. Powayan is about 11 km away. Shāhjānpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahau Durgu (under 2 km), Mahmudpur (1.7 km) and Pipariya Das (1.8 km).

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

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