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About Mahlighat Village

Mahlighat is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 224 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahlighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahlighat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 357.1 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 224
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahlighat compares

By the 2011 count Mahlighat is the 147th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 357.1 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Mahlighat

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

Mahlighat lies about 27 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 81 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 Mahlighat
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 15 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 27 km
Nearest town Kawardha 31 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 81 km

Villages closest to Mahlighat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahlighat village had a population of 448. That makes it the 147th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Mahlighat village has 224 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahlighat has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Mahlighat is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahlighat covers 357.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahlighat falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahlighat is Bamhani Banjar, about 81 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 Mahlighat.

Mahlighat is about 27 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahlighat is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 15 km away. Kabeerdham is about 27 km away. Kawardha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shambhu Pipar (1.7 km), Bokkar Khar (1.7 km) and Kundpani (2.1 km).

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

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