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About Mahpur Village

Mahpur is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 358 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141101
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 358
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahpur is the 91st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mahpur

Mahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahpur from other places

Mahpur lies about 41 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Malerkotla, about 19 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 Mahpur
Tehsil headquarters Payal 15 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 18 km
Nearest railway station Malerkotla 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 41 km

Villages closest to Mahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahpur village had a population of 683. That makes it the 91st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Mahpur village has 358 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Mahpur is 141101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahpur covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahpur falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahpur is Malerkotla, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahpur.

Mahpur is about 41 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahpur is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 15 km away. Māler Kotla is about 18 km away. Malerkotla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ber Kalan (under 2 km), Bharthala Randhawa (2.9 km) and Bhathal (2.9 km).

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

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