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About Mahakhara Village

Mahakhara is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 651 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.44 hectares hectares.

Mahakhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahakhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 106.44 hectares
Population 1,314
Male Population 651
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahakhara compares

By the 2011 count Mahakhara is the 266th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 106.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahakhara

Mahakhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahakhara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahakhara from other places

Mahakhara lies about 44 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 6.7 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 Mahakhara
Nearest railway station Bhiti 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 11 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 44 km

Villages closest to Mahakhara

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 Mahakhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahakhara village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 266th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mahakhara village has 651 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahakhara has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Mahakhara covers 106.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahakhara is Bhiti, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mahakhara.

Mahakhara is about 44 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahakhara is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 6.7 km away. Handia is about 11 km away. Gyānpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paigaha (under 2 km), Suara (2.1 km) and Bela Khas (2.1 km).

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

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