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About Mahuda Village

Mahuda is a large village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,423, made up of 1,234 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Champa
Pincode 495671
Area (hectares) 603.08 hectares
Population 2,423
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuda compares

By the 2011 count Mahuda is the 16th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 603.08 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 996.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Balpur Halt, about 5.1 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 Mahuda
Nearest railway station Balpur Halt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Champa 5.5 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 5.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 14 km

Villages closest to Mahuda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Champa 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 2,423. That makes it the 16th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Mahuda village has 1,234 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuda has about 964 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Mahuda is 495671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuda covers 603.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuda falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuda is Balpur Halt, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuda.

Mahuda is about 14 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuda is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Balpur Halt is about 5.1 km away. Champa is about 5.5 km away. Chāmpa is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjhar (1.9 km), Uchbhatti (2.9 km) and Kurda (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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