About Mahar Village

Mahar is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,370, made up of 735 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143415
Area (hectares)	324 hectares
Population	1,370
Male Population	735
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Mahar is the 99th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mahar

Mahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Machhi Nangal, Machhiwala, Madoke and Madu Chhanga. 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.

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Common questions about Mahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahar village had a population of 1,370. That makes it the 99th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Mahar village has 735 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahar has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Mahar is 143415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahar covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahar falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Mahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mahar is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar 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.