About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 336 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, 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	Raiganj
Pincode	733156
Area (hectares)	146.38 hectares
Population	660
Male Population	336
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 179th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 146.38 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

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 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahendigaon, Mahespur, Mahigram and Mahipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 660. That makes it the 179th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Mahua village has 336 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 146.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mahua notes the nearest railway station 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahua.

Mahua is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.