About Mahan Village

Mahan is one of the larger villages in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,818, made up of 3,527 males and 3,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1262.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Barshitakli
Pincode	444405
Area (hectares)	1262.74 hectares
Population	6,818
Male Population	3,527
Female Population	3,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahan compares

By the 2011 count Mahan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 1262.74 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mahan

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

How far is Mahan from other places

Mahan lies about 29 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 9.2 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 Mahan
Nearest railway station	Lohagad	9.2 km
Nearest town	Pātūr	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barshitakli	29 km
District headquarters	Akola	29 km

Villages closest to Mahan

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

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Common questions about Mahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahan village had a population of 6,818. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mahan village has 3,527 males and 3,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Mahan is 444405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahan covers 1262.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahan falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahan is Lohagad, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahan.

Mahan is about 29 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahan is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 9.2 km away. Pātūr is about 24 km away. Barshitakli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.