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About Mahanilaha Village

Mahanilaha is a small village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 220 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahanilaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahanilaha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767038
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 220
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahanilaha compares

By the 2011 count Mahanilaha is the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Mahanilaha

Mahanilaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahanilaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuhibahal, Kushpali, Laljhara and Larki. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahanilaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahanilaha village had a population of 420. That makes it the 36th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Mahanilaha village has 220 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahanilaha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Mahanilaha is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahanilaha covers 313 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.

Mahanilaha falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Mahanilaha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahanilaha is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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