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About Mahapura Village

Mahapura is a large village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,812, made up of 1,449 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.02 hectares hectares.

Mahapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Sardarpur
Area (hectares) 488.02 hectares
Population 2,812
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahapura compares

By the 2011 count Mahapura is the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 488.02 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Mahapura

Mahapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahapura from other places

Mahapura lies about 44 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 11 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 railway station Tanda Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardarpur 26 km
Nearest town Manāwar 30 km
District headquarters Dhar 44 km

Villages closest to Mahapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sardarpur 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 2,812. That makes it the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Mahapura village has 1,449 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Mahapura covers 488.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahapura is Tanda Road, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahapura.

Mahapura is about 44 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 Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 11 km away. Sardarpur is about 26 km away. Manāwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalpura (under 2 km), Golpura (under 2 km) and Imlipura (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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