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About Mailbeda Village

Mailbeda is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 434 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailbeda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailbeda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 572.51 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 434
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mailbeda compares

By the 2011 count Mailbeda is the 65th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 572.51 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Mailbeda

Mailbeda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mailbeda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mailbeda from other places

Mailbeda lies about 30 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Jagdalpur, about 42 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 Mailbeda
Nearest town Umarkot 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 30 km
District headquarters Bastar 30 km
Nearest railway station Jagdalpur 42 km

Villages closest to Mailbeda

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

Common questions about Mailbeda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailbeda village had a population of 872. That makes it the 65th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Mailbeda village has 434 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailbeda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Mailbeda is 494222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailbeda covers 572.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mailbeda falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mailbeda is Jagdalpur, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mailbeda.

Mailbeda is about 30 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailbeda is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Umarkot is about 29 km away. Bakavand is about 30 km away. Bastar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanpur (3.8 km), Kolawali (4.3 km) and Choknar (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mailbeda today is likely to be higher.

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