About Mahitpur Village

Mahitpur is a large village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,138 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahitpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	504 hectares
Population	2,266
Male Population	1,138
Female Population	1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahitpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahitpur is the 9th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mahitpur

Mahitpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahitpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahitpur from other places

Mahitpur lies about 25 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, 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 Mahitpur
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Samrala	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	17 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	25 km

Villages closest to Mahitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahitpur village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 9th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Mahitpur village has 1,138 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahitpur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mahitpur is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahitpur covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahitpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahitpur is Samrala, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahitpur.

Mahitpur is about 25 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahitpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 1.8 km away. Samrala is about 12 km away. Balachaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.