Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh

Mahoba is an administrative district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is located about 265 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Mahoba. Hindi and Bundeli are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 3,144 km², including 3,116.09 km² of rural area and 27.91 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Mahoba District

Mahoba District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 521 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Charkhari116781.92
2Kulpahar2721,176.30
3Mahoba1331,185.79

Population of Mahoba District

According to the 2011 Census, Mahoba District had a population of 8,75,958 people living in 1,58,435 households. The population comprised 4,66,358 males and 4,09,600 females, with an average population density of 279 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population8,75,9586,90,5771,85,381
Male Population4,66,3583,68,00998,349
Female Population4,09,6003,22,56887,032
Total Households1,58,4351,24,67833,757
Population Density279 / km²222 / km²6,642 / km²

Mahoba District had 4,88,106 literate people and 1,28,129 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 2,20,898 and 647 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,28,1291,03,67824,451
Literate Population4,88,1063,69,7161,18,390
Illiterate Population3,87,8523,20,86166,991
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,20,8981,88,78132,117
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population647250397

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.