About Mahamai Village

Mahamai is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,473, made up of 753 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahamai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahamai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Lormi
Pincode	491226
Area (hectares)	48.03 hectares
Population	1,473
Male Population	753
Female Population	720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahamai compares

By the 2011 count Mahamai is the 50th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 48.03 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mahamai

Mahamai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahamai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahamai from other places

Mahamai lies about 64 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 32 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 Mahamai
Tehsil headquarters	Lormi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Khongsara	32 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	40 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	64 km

Villages closest to Mahamai

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

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Common questions about Mahamai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahamai village had a population of 1,473. That makes it the 50th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Mahamai village has 753 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahamai has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mahamai is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahamai covers 48.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahamai falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahamai is Khongsara, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Mahamai.

Mahamai is about 64 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahamai is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 18 km away. Khongsara is about 32 km away. Mungeli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.