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About Mahan Village

Mahan is a mid sized village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 529 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1922.97 hectares hectares.

Mahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Alibag
Area (hectares) 1922.97 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 529
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahan compares

By the 2011 count Mahan is the 47th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 1922.97 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Mahan

Mahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahan as Available within village. 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 Laxmiprasad, Lebhi, Lonakotha and Lonare. 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 Mahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahan village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 47th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Mahan village has 529 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahan has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Mahan covers 1922.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahan falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mahan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahan.

Mahan is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh 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 Mahan today is likely to be higher.

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