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About Mahapura Village

Mahapura is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 280 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.5 hectares hectares.

Mahapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 177.5 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 280
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 56th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 177.5 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

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 - 10 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 31 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 13 km
Nearest railway station Namli 27 km
District headquarters Ratlam 31 km
Nearest town Ratlām 31 km

Villages closest to Mahapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sailana 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 571. That makes it the 56th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Mahapura village has 280 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapura has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Mahapura covers 177.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahapura falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahapura is Namli, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Mahapura.

Mahapura is about 31 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahapura is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 13 km away. Namli is about 27 km away. Ratlam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopura (under 2 km), Nayapura (under 2 km) and Sanwalia Rundi (1.6 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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