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About Mahajana Village

Mahajana is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 584 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.02 hectares hectares.

Mahajana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahajana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 139.02 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 584
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mahajana compares

By the 2011 count Mahajana is the 285th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 139.02 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahajana

Mahajana 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 Mahajana as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahajana from other places

Mahajana lies about 47 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 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 Mahajana
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 14 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 18 km
District headquarters Allahabad 47 km

Villages closest to Mahajana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahajana village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 285th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mahajana village has 584 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahajana has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Mahajana covers 139.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahajana falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahajana is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Mahajana.

Mahajana is about 47 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahajana is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Kansrai is about 11 km away. Handia is about 14 km away. Gyānpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharagpur (under 2 km), Chakiya Girdh Kot (under 2 km) and Chak Jivan Dih (under 2 km).

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

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