About Mahua Village

Mahua is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,080, made up of 8,341 males and 7,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1768.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	1768.45 hectares
Population	16,080
Male Population	8,341
Female Population	7,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 1768.45 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Mahua

Mahua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahua from other places

Mahua lies about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 15 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 Mahua
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	15 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	29 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	29 km

Villages closest to Mahua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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.

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Common questions about Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 16,080. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Mahua village has 8,341 males and 7,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 1768.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Hatwar, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahua.

Mahua is about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 15 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.