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About Mahuda Village

Mahuda is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,516, made up of 1,266 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 556.69 hectares
Population 2,516
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuda compares

By the 2011 count Mahuda is the 14th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 556.69 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahuda

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

Mahuda lies about 31 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sarona, about 11 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 Mahuda
Nearest railway station Sarona 11 km
Nearest town Raipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 14 km
District headquarters Durg 31 km

Villages closest to Mahuda

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 Mahuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuda village had a population of 2,516. That makes it the 14th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Mahuda village has 1,266 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuda has about 987 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mahuda is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuda covers 556.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuda falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuda is Sarona, about 11 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 Mahuda.

Mahuda is about 31 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuda is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Sarona is about 11 km away. Raipur is about 11 km away. Patan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapsi (1.7 km), Jamrao (3.1 km) and Motipur (3.3 km).

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

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