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About Mahapur Village

Mahapur is a mid sized village in Kadana tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 285 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Kadana
Pincode 389240
Area (hectares) 169.77 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 285
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahapur is the 79th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 169.77 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 961.

Getting to Mahapur

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

Mahapur lies about 42 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Piplod, about 46 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 Mahapur
Tehsil headquarters Kadana 6.6 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 26 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 42 km
Nearest railway station Piplod 46 km

Villages closest to Mahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahapur village had a population of 542. That makes it the 79th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Mahapur village has 285 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mahapur is 389240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahapur covers 169.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahapur falls under Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mahapur is Piplod, about 46 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahapur.

Mahapur is about 42 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahapur is in Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Kadana is about 6.6 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 26 km away. Panch Mahals 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 Pankhan (under 2 km), Budhpur (under 2 km) and Bhukhi (under 2 km).

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

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