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About Mahtot Village

Mahtot is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 644 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahtot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 644
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahtot compares

By the 2011 count Mahtot is the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 378 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, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Mahtot

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

Mahtot lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 13 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 Mahtot
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 13 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 18 km

Villages closest to Mahtot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Mahtot

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtot village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Mahtot village has 644 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtot has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Mahtot is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahtot covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahtot falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahtot is Khamanon, about 13 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 Mahtot.

Mahtot is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtot is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 6.8 km away. Khamanon is about 13 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Bir Guru (1.9 km) and Khokhar (2.0 km).

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

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