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About Mahora Village

Mahora is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 505 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Premnagar
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 537.05 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 505
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahora compares

By the 2011 count Mahora is the 26th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 537.05 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mahora

Mahora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahora 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 Mahora from other places

Mahora lies about 63 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about 36 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 Mahora
Tehsil headquarters Premnagar 10 km
Nearest town Baikunthpur 33 km
Nearest railway station Chirmiri 36 km
District headquarters Surguja 63 km

Villages closest to Mahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahora village had a population of 998. That makes it the 26th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Mahora village has 505 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahora has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Mahora is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahora covers 537.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahora falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahora is Chirmiri, about 36 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 Mahora.

Mahora is about 63 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahora is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Premnagar is about 10 km away. Baikunthpur is about 33 km away. Chirmiri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarastal (3.1 km), Nawapara Kalan (7.4 km) and Nawapara Khurd (7.4 km).

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

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