About Mahrian Village

Mahrian is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 303 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahrian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahrian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	568
Male Population	303
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahrian compares

By the 2011 count Mahrian is the 172nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 880.

Getting to Mahrian

Mahrian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahrian 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahrian from other places

Mahrian lies about 30 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, 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 Mahrian
Nearest railway station	Shambhu	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	11 km
District headquarters	Patiala	30 km

Villages closest to Mahrian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahrian village had a population of 568. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Mahrian village has 303 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahrian has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Mahrian is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahrian covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahrian falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahrian is Shambhu, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahrian.

Mahrian is about 30 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahrian is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about under 2 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.