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About Maham Village

Maham is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 424 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maham village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 677.23 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 424
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Maham compares

By the 2011 count Maham is the 116th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 677.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Maham

The census records public bus service for Maham as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Maham from other places

Maham lies about 28 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Phaphrakund, 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 Maham
Nearest railway station Phaphrakund 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 22 km
Nearest town Obra 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 28 km

Villages closest to Maham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maham village had a population of 850. That makes it the 116th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Maham village has 424 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maham has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Maham is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maham covers 677.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maham falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maham is Phaphrakund, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maham.

Maham is about 28 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maham is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Phaphrakund is about 20 km away. Ghorawal is about 22 km away. Obra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhargon (under 2 km), Chakahi (4.0 km) and Shemiya (4.2 km).

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

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