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About Mahpur Village

Mahpur is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 841 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.69 hectares hectares.

Mahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 363.69 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 841
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahpur is the 159th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 363.69 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mahpur

Mahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahpur from other places

Mahpur lies about 48 km from Bijnor. 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 Mahpur
Nearest town Afzalgarh 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 14 km
District headquarters Bijnor 48 km

Villages closest to Mahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahpur village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 159th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Mahpur village has 841 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Mahpur covers 363.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Mahpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Mahpur.

Mahpur is about 48 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Afzalgarh is about 4.1 km away. Dhampur is about 14 km away. Bijnor is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagi Jot (under 2 km), Araji Kandla (under 2 km) and Arazi Kandrla (under 2 km).

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

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