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About Mahora Village

Mahora is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 696 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 588.29 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 696
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahora compares

By the 2011 count Mahora is the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 588.29 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Mahora

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

Mahora lies about 86 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Harri, about 9.1 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 Mahora
Nearest railway station Harri 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 21 km
Nearest town Pasān 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 86 km

Villages closest to Mahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahora village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Mahora village has 696 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahora has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Mahora is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahora covers 588.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahora falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahora is Harri, about 9.1 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 village for Mahora.

Mahora is about 86 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahora is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Harri is about 9.1 km away. Marwahi is about 21 km away. Pasān is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdi (under 2 km), Majhganwan (1.7 km) and Gudumdeori (2.3 km).

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

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