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About Mauhar Village

Mauhar is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 382 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauhar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 382
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mauhar compares

By the 2011 count Mauhar is the 88th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mauhar

Mauhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mauhar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Malewal Bhatian, Mandher, Manewal and Mangupur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mauhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauhar village had a population of 743. That makes it the 88th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Mauhar village has 382 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauhar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Mauhar covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mauhar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Mauhar.

Mauhar is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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