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About Mahianwala Purana Village

Mahianwala Purana is a large village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,644, made up of 1,417 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahianwala Purana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahianwala Purana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 508 hectares
Population 2,644
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahianwala Purana compares

By the 2011 count Mahianwala Purana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 508 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 919.

Getting to Mahianwala Purana

Mahianwala Purana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahianwala Purana as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahianwala Purana from other places

Mahianwala Purana lies about 32 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 9.3 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 Mahianwala Purana
Tehsil headquarters Zira 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Talwandi 9.3 km
District headquarters Firozpur 32 km

Villages closest to Mahianwala Purana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Mahianwala Purana

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahianwala Purana village had a population of 2,644. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Mahianwala Purana village has 1,417 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahianwala Purana has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Mahianwala Purana is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahianwala Purana covers 508 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahianwala Purana falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahianwala Purana is Talwandi, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahianwala Purana.

Mahianwala Purana is about 32 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahianwala Purana is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 4.9 km away. Talwandi is about 9.3 km away. Firozpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lehra Rohi (1.5 km), Nakilanwala (2.1 km) and Warnala (2.4 km).

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

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