About Mahla Kalan Village

Mahla Kalan is one of the larger villages in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,056, made up of 2,681 males and 2,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1569 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahla Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahla Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142038
Area (hectares)	1569 hectares
Population	5,056
Male Population	2,681
Female Population	2,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahla Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mahla Kalan is the 13th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 1569 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Mahla Kalan

Mahla Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahla Kalan as Available within village. 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 Mahla Kalan from other places

Mahla Kalan lies about 24 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 12 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 Mahla Kalan
Nearest railway station	Talwandi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	18 km
District headquarters	Moga	24 km

Villages closest to Mahla Kalan

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

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Common questions about Mahla Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahla Kalan village had a population of 5,056. That makes it the 13th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Mahla Kalan village has 2,681 males and 2,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahla Kalan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Mahla Kalan is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahla Kalan covers 1569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahla Kalan falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahla Kalan is Talwandi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahla Kalan.

Mahla Kalan is about 24 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahla Kalan is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Talwandi is about 12 km away. Bagha Purana is about 18 km away. Moga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.