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About Mahdipur Village

Mahdipur is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 200 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahdipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 200
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahdipur compares

By the 2011 count Mahdipur is the 262nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 984.

Getting to Mahdipur

The census records public bus service for Mahdipur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahdipur from other places

Mahdipur lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 3.4 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 Mahdipur
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.4 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 3.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Mahdipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdipur village had a population of 374. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Mahdipur village has 200 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdipur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mahdipur is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahdipur covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahdipur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahdipur is Unchi Bassi, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mahdipur.

Mahdipur is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdipur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.4 km away. Dasūya is about 2.4 km away. Unchi Bassi is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhangla (under 2 km), Kalianpur (under 2 km) and Kalyanpur (under 2 km).

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

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