Mahuawa is a village situated in Mainatanr block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 632 families residing in the village Mahuawa. The total population of Mahuawa is 3,491 out of which 1,843 are males and 1,648 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahuawa is 894.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahuawa village is 802 which is 23% of the total population. There are 415 male children and 387 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahuawa is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Mahuawa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahuawa is 55%. Thus Mahuawa village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 63.87% and the female literacy rate is 44.96% in Mahuawa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Mahuawa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahuawa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 802 | 415 | 387 |
| Literacy | 55% | 63.87% | 44.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 575 | 300 | 275 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 2,012 | 931 | 1,081 |
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mahuawa village.
In Mahuawa village out of total population, 1,229 were engaged in work activities. 61.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,229 workers engaged in Main Work, 221 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 469 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 757 | 636 | 121 |
| Cultivators | 221 | 182 | 39 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 469 | 396 | 73 |
| Household Industries | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 39 | 31 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 472 | 259 | 213 |
| Non Working | 2,262 | 948 | 1,314 |
Below are the list of villages near Mahuawa village in Mainatanr.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Marjadwa | 2,082 |
| Parsa | 3,328 |
| Bherihari | 3,506 |
| Bhaluahia | 1,851 |
| Bharbharwa | 1,723 |
| Balirampur | 2,119 |
| Lachhmipur | 2,954 |
| Belwania | 1,221 |
| Narkatia | 1,577 |
| Majharia | 1,517 |