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About Mahmudpura Village

Mahmudpura is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 389 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahmudpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmudpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141116
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 389
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahmudpura compares

By the 2011 count Mahmudpura is the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 898.

Getting to Mahmudpura

Mahmudpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahmudpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahmudpura from other places

Mahmudpura lies about 8.6 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gill, about under 2 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 Mahmudpura
Nearest railway station Gill under 2 km
Nearest town Gil 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 8.6 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 8.6 km

Villages closest to Mahmudpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Mahmudpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmudpura village had a population of 720. That makes it the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Mahmudpura village has 389 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmudpura has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Mahmudpura is 141116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahmudpura covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahmudpura falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahmudpura is Gill, about under 2 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 village for Mahmudpura.

Mahmudpura is about 8.6 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmudpura is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gill is about under 2 km away. Gil is about 3.0 km away. Ludhiana West is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandra (under 2 km), Manakwal (under 2 km) and Kheri (2.6 km).

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

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