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About Mahalon Village

Mahalon is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,862, made up of 992 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144514
Area (hectares) 482 hectares
Population 1,862
Male Population 992
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahalon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalon is the 47th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 482 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mahalon

Mahalon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahalon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahalon from other places

Mahalon lies about 4.6 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.6 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 Mahalon
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 2.6 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 4.6 km

Villages closest to Mahalon

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 Mahalon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalon village had a population of 1,862. That makes it the 47th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mahalon village has 992 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalon has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mahalon is 144514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalon covers 482 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahalon is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahalon.

Mahalon is about 4.6 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.

Mahalon is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr is about 2.6 km away. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 2.6 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujjarpur Kalan (under 2 km), Mehndipur (2.4 km) and Bhin (2.6 km).

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

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