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About Mahalkadu Village

Mahalkadu is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 400 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.33 hectares hectares.

Mahalkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalkadu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 491.33 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 400
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahalkadu compares

By the 2011 count Mahalkadu is the 122nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 491.33 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Mahalkadu

Mahalkadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahalkadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahalkadu from other places

Mahalkadu lies about 34 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 4.5 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 Mahalkadu
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 4.5 km
Nearest town Navāpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 34 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 34 km

Villages closest to Mahalkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalkadu village had a population of 801. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Mahalkadu village has 400 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalkadu has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Mahalkadu covers 491.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahalkadu falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahalkadu is Chinchpada, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahalkadu.

Mahalkadu is about 34 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalkadu is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Chinchpada is about 4.5 km away. Navāpur is about 18 km away. Nawapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonare Digar (1.7 km), Bhardu (2.1 km) and Tarapur (3.1 km).

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

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