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About Mahira Village

Mahira is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 362 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahira village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326035
Area (hectares) 616.45 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 362
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Mahira compares

By the 2011 count Mahira is the 74th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 616.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Mahira

Mahira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahira 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahira from other places

Mahira lies about 21 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 24 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 Mahira
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 11 km
Nearest town Sangod 20 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 21 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 24 km

Villages closest to Mahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahira village had a population of 714. That makes it the 74th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Mahira village has 362 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahira has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Mahira is 326035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahira covers 616.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahira falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mahira is Jhalawar City, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahira.

Mahira is about 21 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahira is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 11 km away. Sangod is about 20 km away. Jhalawar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jithana (under 2 km), Dahi Khera (2.2 km) and Nipaniya (2.2 km).

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

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