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About Mahaloi Village

Mahaloi is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 379 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahaloi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahaloi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 173.33 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 379
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahaloi compares

By the 2011 count Mahaloi is the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 173.33 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Mahaloi

Mahaloi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahaloi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahaloi from other places

Mahaloi lies about 17 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 16 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 Mahaloi
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 17 km
District headquarters Raigarh 17 km

Villages closest to Mahaloi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahaloi village had a population of 733. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Mahaloi village has 379 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahaloi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Mahaloi is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahaloi covers 173.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahaloi falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahaloi is Kotarlia, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Mahaloi.

Mahaloi is about 17 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahaloi is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 16 km away. Pusour is about 17 km away. Raigarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aadmuda (under 2 km), Deolsura (under 2 km) and Kathani (1.8 km).

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

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