Skip to main content

About Mahai Village

Mahai is a small village in Manendragarh tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 210 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Manendragarh
Pincode 497442
Area (hectares) 260.17 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 210
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahai compares

By the 2011 count Mahai is the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 647 residents. Its 260.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Mahai

Mahai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahai 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. The nearest villages by name are Lai, Lalpur, Laxmipur and Lohari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahai village had a population of 408. That makes it the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 647 residents.

Mahai village has 210 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahai has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Mahai is 497442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahai covers 260.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahai falls under Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mahai notes the nearest railway station 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 Mahai.

Mahai is in Manendragarh tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.