| Mahoba | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.28°N 79.8729°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mahoba |
| Leader Title: | District Magistrate & Collector |
| Leader Name: | Manoj Kumar Chauhan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 214 |
| Population Total: | 95,216 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 210 427 |
| Area Code: | 91-5281 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | UP-95 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 922 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 76.91%[2] |
Mahoba is a city in Mahoba District of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh[3] in the Bundelkhand region, well known for the ninth century granite Sun temple built in Pratihara style. It is also well known for the 24 rock-cut Jain tirthankara image on Gokhar hill. Mahoba is known for being the capital of Chandela dynasty and its closeness to Khajuraho, Lavkushnagar and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi. The town is connected with railways and state highways.
Mahoba was a capital of Chandela dynasty that ruled much of Bundelkhand.[4] The 12th century general Udal and his brother Alha were notable for fighting against Prithviraj Chauhan under Chandel king Paramardi.[5]
Mahoba is located at .[6] It has an average elevation of 214 metres (702 feet).
India census, Mahoba has a population of 95,216 divided into 25 wards. Mahoba has an average literacy rate of 74.91%, higher than the state average of 67.68%: male literacy is 82.03%, and female literacy is 66.88% with 12.68% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 14.93% and 0.42% of the total population in Mahoba. Based on the census 75.21% of the total population are Hindus, 23.64% are Muslims and the rest is occupied by other faiths.[7]
It is a part of the Mahoba Assembly constituency. [8] In 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Rakesh Kumar Goswami was elected from Mahoba constituency, and re-elected in 2022.[9]
Tourist destinations in and around Mahoba include:
Mahoba Junction railway station is a part of North Central Railway, Prayagraj Division.[10] Many superfast and express trains halt in the station.