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About Mahka Kalan Village

Mahka Kalan is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 498 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahka Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahka Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 307.59 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 498
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahka Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mahka Kalan is the 93rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 307.59 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahka Kalan

Mahka Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahka Kalan 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 Mahka Kalan from other places

Mahka Kalan lies about 16 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Marauda, about 7.1 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 Mahka Kalan
Nearest railway station Marauda 7.1 km
Nearest town Bhilai 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 16 km
District headquarters Durg 16 km

Villages closest to Mahka Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 Mahka Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahka Kalan village had a population of 994. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Mahka Kalan village has 498 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahka Kalan has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Mahka Kalan covers 307.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahka Kalan falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahka Kalan is Marauda, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance for Mahka Kalan.

Mahka Kalan is about 16 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahka Kalan is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Marauda is about 7.1 km away. Bhilai is about 8.2 km away. Patan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parewadih (under 2 km), Mudpar (under 2 km) and Mahka Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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