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About Mahal Gehla Village

Mahal Gehla is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,403, made up of 1,693 males and 1,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahal Gehla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahal Gehla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144506
Area (hectares) 560 hectares
Population 3,403
Male Population 1,693
Female Population 1,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahal Gehla compares

By the 2011 count Mahal Gehla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mahal Gehla

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

How far is Mahal Gehla from other places

Mahal Gehla lies about 26 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 Mahal Gehla
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 14 km
Nearest town Banga 17 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 29 km

Villages closest to Mahal Gehla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Mahal Gehla

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahal Gehla village had a population of 3,403. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mahal Gehla village has 1,693 males and 1,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahal Gehla has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mahal Gehla is 144506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahal Gehla covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahal Gehla falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahal Gehla is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahal Gehla.

Mahal Gehla is about 26 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.

Mahal Gehla is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Saila Khurd is about 14 km away. Banga is about 17 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahal Badowal (under 2 km), Mahal Khairabad (under 2 km) and Cheta (6.8 km).

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

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