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About Mahatikar Village

Mahatikar is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 443 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahatikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatikar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221508
Area (hectares) 41.69 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 443
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahatikar compares

By the 2011 count Mahatikar is the 392nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 41.69 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahatikar

Mahatikar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahatikar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahatikar from other places

Mahatikar lies about 27 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 9.0 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 Mahatikar
Nearest railway station Saidabad 9.0 km
Nearest town Phulpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 27 km

Villages closest to Mahatikar

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 Mahatikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatikar village had a population of 826. That makes it the 392nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Mahatikar village has 443 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatikar has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mahatikar is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahatikar covers 41.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahatikar is Saidabad, about 9.0 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 km distance for Mahatikar.

Mahatikar is about 27 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahatikar is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 9.0 km away. Phulpur is about 10 km away. Handia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanda Patti (under 2 km), Nagnathpur (under 2 km) and Balipur (under 2 km).

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

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