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About Mahakurla Village

Mahakurla is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 268 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.89 hectares hectares.

Mahakurla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahakurla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 404.89 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 268
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahakurla compares

By the 2011 count Mahakurla is the 50th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 404.89 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mahakurla

Mahakurla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahakurla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahakurla from other places

Mahakurla lies about 11 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Padoli, about 9.1 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 Mahakurla
Nearest town Ghugus 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Choti Padoli 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 11 km

Villages closest to Mahakurla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahakurla village had a population of 540. That makes it the 50th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Mahakurla village has 268 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahakurla has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Mahakurla covers 404.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahakurla falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahakurla is Choti Padoli, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Mahakurla.

Mahakurla is about 11 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahakurla is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ghugus is about 8.1 km away. Choti Padoli is about 9.1 km away. Chandrapur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anturla (1.7 km), Sidur (2.3 km) and Nagala (2.5 km).

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

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