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About Mahad Village

Mahad is a mid sized village in Khalapur tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 521 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.06 hectares hectares.

Mahad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Khalapur
Area (hectares) 239.06 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 521
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahad compares

By the 2011 count Mahad is the 42nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 239.06 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Mahad

Mahad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahad as Available within village. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahad from other places

Mahad lies about 25 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 14 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 Mahad
Nearest railway station Jamga 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalapur 25 km
District headquarters Raigarh 25 km

Villages closest to Mahad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahad village had a population of 976. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Mahad village has 521 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahad has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Mahad covers 239.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahad falls under Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahad is Jamga, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mahad is about 25 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahad is in Khalapur tehsil of Raigarh district. Jamga is about 14 km away. Khalapur is about 25 km away. Raigarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchvali Gohe (22 km), Dahivati Tarf Boreti (29 km) and Jambhivali Tarf Boreti (29 km).

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

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