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About Mahdaura Village

Mahdaura is a large village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,410, made up of 1,822 males and 1,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahdaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Pincode 202145
Area (hectares) 606.58 hectares
Population 3,410
Male Population 1,822
Female Population 1,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahdaura compares

By the 2011 count Mahdaura is the 32nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 606.58 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Mahdaura

Mahdaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahdaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahdaura from other places

Mahdaura lies about 30 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 20 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 Mahdaura
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 13 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 20 km
Nearest town Rāya 21 km
District headquarters Aligarh 30 km

Villages closest to Mahdaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdaura village had a population of 3,410. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Mahdaura village has 1,822 males and 1,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdaura has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Mahdaura is 202145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahdaura covers 606.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahdaura falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahdaura is Sonai, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahdaura.

Mahdaura is about 30 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdaura is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 13 km away. Sonai is about 20 km away. Rāya 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 Ramnagar (under 2 km), Jalalpurdeta (2.4 km) and Gidaura (2.5 km).

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

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