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About Maha Nagar Village

Maha Nagar is a mid sized village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 392 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maha Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maha Nagar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chitapur
Pincode 585228
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 392
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maha Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Maha Nagar is the 106th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1001.

Getting to Maha Nagar

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

Maha Nagar lies about 26 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Shahabad, about under 2 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 Maha Nagar
Nearest town Shāhābād under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shahabad under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitapur 15 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 26 km

Villages closest to Maha Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chitapur 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 Maha Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Maha Nagar village had a population of 773. That makes it the 106th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Maha Nagar village has 392 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maha Nagar has about 972 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Maha Nagar is 585228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maha Nagar covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maha Nagar falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Maha Nagar is Shahabad, about under 2 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 Maha Nagar.

Maha Nagar is about 26 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maha Nagar is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Shāhābād is about under 2 km away. Shahabad is about under 2 km away. Chitapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bapu Nagar (under 2 km), Seva Nagar (under 2 km) and Shahabad (under 2 km).

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

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