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About Mahara Tola Village

Mahara Tola is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 247 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahara Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahara Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 191.09 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 247
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahara Tola compares

By the 2011 count Mahara Tola is the 132nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 191.09 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1014.

Getting to Mahara Tola

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

Mahara Tola lies about 50 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 42 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 Mahara Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 2.9 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 42 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 50 km

Villages closest to Mahara Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuikhadan 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 Mahara Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahara Tola village had a population of 477. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Mahara Tola village has 247 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahara Tola has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Mahara Tola is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahara Tola covers 191.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahara Tola falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahara Tola is Murhipar, about 42 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 village for Mahara Tola.

Mahara Tola is about 50 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahara Tola is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 2.9 km away. Khairāgarh is about 14 km away. Murhipar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhorampur (under 2 km), Amagaon (1.6 km) and Amgaon (1.6 km).

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

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