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About Mahla Village

Mahla is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 54.62 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahla compares

By the 2011 count Mahla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 54.62 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mahla

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

Mahla lies about 56 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 39 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 Mahla
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 18 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 39 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 56 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 56 km

Villages closest to Mahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahla village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Mahla village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahla has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mahla is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahla covers 54.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahla falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahla is Antagarh, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Mahla.

Mahla is about 56 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahla is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 18 km away. Antagarh is about 39 km away. Nārāinpur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musarghat (2.2 km), Berkot (3.7 km) and Kringalmuspi (4.8 km).

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

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