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About Maher Village

Maher is a small village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 240 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.84 hectares hectares.

Maher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maher village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 257.84 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 240
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maher compares

By the 2011 count Maher is the 81st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 257.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 942.

Getting to Maher

Maher is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maher as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maher from other places

Maher lies about 26 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 13 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 Maher
Nearest railway station Mirkhal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 15 km
Nearest town Pūrna 15 km
District headquarters Parbhani 26 km

Villages closest to Maher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maher village had a population of 486. That makes it the 81st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Maher village has 240 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maher has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Maher covers 257.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maher falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Maher is Mirkhal, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maher.

Maher is about 26 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maher is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Mirkhal is about 13 km away. Purna is about 15 km away. Pūrna 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 Kalgaon (3.0 km), Mumber (3.1 km) and Dhanora Kale (3.7 km).

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

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