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About Mahiwala Village

Mahiwala is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 205 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140507
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 205
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahiwala compares

By the 2011 count Mahiwala is the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Mahiwala

The census records public bus service for Mahiwala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mahiwala from other places

Mahiwala lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 4.5 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 Mahiwala
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 2.5 km
Nearest town Basi 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 4.5 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Mahiwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Mahiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahiwala village had a population of 364. That makes it the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Mahiwala village has 205 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahiwala has about 776 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Mahiwala is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahiwala covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahiwala falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahiwala is Ghagghar, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance for Mahiwala.

Mahiwala is about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahiwala is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 2.5 km away. Basi is about 2.5 km away. Ghagghar is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulabgarh (under 2 km), Dandrala (1.5 km) and Saidpura (2.1 km).

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

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