About Mahatma Village

Mahatma is a small village in Taranagar tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 144 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahatma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatma village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Tehsil	Taranagar
Pincode	331304
Area (hectares)	408.26 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	144
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahatma compares

By the 2011 count Mahatma is the 101st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 408.26 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Mahatma

Mahatma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahatma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahatma from other places

Mahatma lies about 38 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Dudhwakhara, about 21 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 Mahatma
Tehsil headquarters	Taranagar	5.8 km
Nearest town	Tārānagar	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Dudhwakhara	21 km
District headquarters	Churu	38 km

Villages closest to Mahatma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatma village had a population of 279. That makes it the 101st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Mahatma village has 144 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatma has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Mahatma is 331304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahatma covers 408.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahatma falls under Taranagar tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mahatma is Dudhwakhara, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahatma.

Mahatma is about 38 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahatma is in Taranagar tehsil of Churu district. Taranagar is about 5.8 km away. Tārānagar is about 5.8 km away. Dudhwakhara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.