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About Mahul Jhopdi Village

Mahul Jhopdi is a small village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 92 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahul Jhopdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahul Jhopdi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 216.42 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 92
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahul Jhopdi compares

By the 2011 count Mahul Jhopdi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 216.42 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1005.

Getting to Mahul Jhopdi

Mahul Jhopdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahul Jhopdi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahul Jhopdi from other places

Mahul Jhopdi lies about 23 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, 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 Mahul Jhopdi
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Musra 14 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 18 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 23 km

Villages closest to Mahul Jhopdi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargaon 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 Mahul Jhopdi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahul Jhopdi village had a population of 178. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Mahul Jhopdi village has 92 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahul Jhopdi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Mahul Jhopdi is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahul Jhopdi covers 216.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahul Jhopdi falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahul Jhopdi is Musra, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Mahul Jhopdi.

Mahul Jhopdi is about 23 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahul Jhopdi is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 8.3 km away. Musra is about 14 km away. Dongargarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatatola (1.9 km), Margaon (3.2 km) and Chamarray Tolagaon (3.3 km).

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

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