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About Mahkepar Village

Mahkepar is one of the larger villages in Tirodi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,012, made up of 2,502 males and 2,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1216.95 hectares hectares.

Mahkepar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkepar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Tirodi
Area (hectares) 1216.95 hectares
Population 5,012
Male Population 2,502
Female Population 2,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahkepar compares

By the 2011 count Mahkepar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents. Its 1216.95 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Mahkepar

Mahkepar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahkepar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahkepar from other places

Mahkepar lies about 60 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dongri Buzurg, about 6.7 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 Mahkepar
Nearest railway station Dongri Buzurg 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirodi 12 km
Nearest town Tumsar 25 km
District headquarters Balaghat 60 km

Villages closest to Mahkepar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkepar village had a population of 5,012. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,106 residents.

Mahkepar village has 2,502 males and 2,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkepar has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Mahkepar covers 1216.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahkepar falls under Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahkepar is Dongri Buzurg, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahkepar.

Mahkepar is about 60 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkepar is in Tirodi tehsil of Balaghat district. Dongri Buzurg is about 6.7 km away. Tirodi is about 12 km away. Tumsar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masalkhapa (1.8 km), Deori Bujurg (2.5 km) and Kodbi (3.7 km).

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

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