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About Mahapura Village

Mahapura is a small village in Manawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 241 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares.

Mahapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Manawar
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 241
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahapura compares

By the 2011 count Mahapura is the 180th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mahapura

Mahapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahapura from other places

Mahapura lies about 67 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 34 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 Mahapura
Nearest town Barwāni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Manawar 24 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 34 km
District headquarters Dhar 67 km

Villages closest to Mahapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahapura village had a population of 458. That makes it the 180th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Mahapura village has 241 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapura has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Mahapura covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahapura falls under Manawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahapura is Hathi gate station, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahapura.

Mahapura is about 67 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahapura is in Manawar tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 11 km away. Manawar is about 24 km away. Hathi gate station is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpura (under 2 km), Bidpura (under 2 km) and Birampura (under 2 km).

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

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