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About Mahatam Nagar Village

Mahatam Nagar is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,150 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahatam Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatam Nagar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 761 hectares
Population 2,297
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahatam Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Mahatam Nagar is the 57th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 761 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Mahatam Nagar

Mahatam Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahatam Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahatam Nagar from other places

Mahatam Nagar lies about 77 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Fazilka Junction, about 8.0 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 Mahatam Nagar
Nearest railway station Fazilka Junction 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 8.8 km
District headquarters Firozpur 77 km

Villages closest to Mahatam Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Mahatam Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatam Nagar village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 57th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Mahatam Nagar village has 1,150 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatam Nagar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Mahatam Nagar is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahatam Nagar covers 761 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahatam Nagar falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahatam Nagar is Fazilka Junction, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahatam Nagar.

Mahatam Nagar is about 77 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahatam Nagar is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Fazilka Junction is about 8.0 km away. Fazilka is about 8.8 km away. Firozpur is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Rohela (1.5 km), Rohela Teje Ka (2.1 km) and Dona Sakandri (2.2 km).

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

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