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About Mahur Village

Mahur is a large village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,729, made up of 1,402 males and 1,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1605 hectares hectares.

Mahur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Purandhar
Area (hectares) 1605 hectares
Population 2,729
Male Population 1,402
Female Population 1,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahur compares

By the 2011 count Mahur is the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 1605 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mahur

Mahur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahur 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 Mahur from other places

Mahur lies about 43 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Valha, about 11 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 Mahur
Nearest railway station Valha 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Purandhar 13 km
Nearest town Sāsvad 18 km
District headquarters Pune 43 km

Villages closest to Mahur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahur village had a population of 2,729. That makes it the 20th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Mahur village has 1,402 males and 1,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Mahur covers 1605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahur falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahur is Valha, about 11 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 Mahur.

Mahur is about 43 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahur is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Valha is about 11 km away. Purandhar is about 13 km away. Sāsvad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parinche (3.3 km), Tondal (3.4 km) and Hargude (4.0 km).

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

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