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About Mahrail Village

Mahrail is a large village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,278 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998.06 hectares hectares.

Mahrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahrail village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Deosar
Area (hectares) 998.06 hectares
Population 2,609
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahrail compares

By the 2011 count Mahrail is the 37th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 998.06 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Mahrail

Mahrail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahrail as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahrail from other places

Mahrail lies about 15 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Krishnashilla, about 5.6 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 Mahrail
Nearest railway station Krishnashilla 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Deosar 15 km
District headquarters Singrauli 15 km

Villages closest to Mahrail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahrail village had a population of 2,609. That makes it the 37th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Mahrail village has 1,278 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahrail has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Mahrail covers 998.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahrail falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahrail is Krishnashilla, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahrail.

Mahrail is about 15 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahrail is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Krishnashilla is about 5.6 km away. Deosar is about 15 km away. Singrauli 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 Badokhar (1.9 km), Madraich (2.8 km) and Chanduar (3.0 km).

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

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