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About Mahada Village

Mahada is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 736 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.08 hectares hectares.

Mahada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahada village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 95.08 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 736
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahada compares

By the 2011 count Mahada is the 101st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 95.08 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Mahada

Mahada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahada from other places

Mahada lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 5.3 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 Mahada
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 10 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 26 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Mahada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahada village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 101st largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Mahada village has 736 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahada has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Mahada covers 95.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahada falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahada is Harpalganj, about 5.3 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 km distance for Mahada.

Mahada is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahada is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 5.3 km away. Badlapur is about 10 km away. Shāhganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjunpur (under 2 km), Baharipur Kalan (under 2 km) and Tulsipur (under 2 km).

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

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