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About Mahewa Village

Mahewa is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 185 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.72 hectares hectares.

Mahewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 76.72 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 185
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahewa is the 479th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 76.72 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Mahewa

Mahewa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahewa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahewa from other places

Mahewa lies about 9.5 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 7.0 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 Mahewa
Nearest railway station Churk 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 9.5 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 9.5 km

Villages closest to Mahewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahewa village had a population of 371. That makes it the 479th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Mahewa village has 185 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahewa has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Mahewa covers 76.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahewa falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahewa is Churk, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahewa.

Mahewa is about 9.5 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahewa is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 7.0 km away. Robertsganj is about 9.5 km away. Sonbhadra is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mishraulia (under 2 km), Khaira (under 2 km) and Khairawa No 2 (under 2 km).

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

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