About Mahapur Village

Mahapur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 240 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.55 hectares hectares.

Mahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	67.55 hectares
Population	511
Male Population	240
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahapur is the 365th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 67.55 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Mahapur

Mahapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahapur from other places

Mahapur lies about 38 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 10 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 Mahapur
Nearest railway station	Janghai Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	10 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	10 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	38 km

Villages closest to Mahapur

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

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Common questions about Mahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahapur village had a population of 511. That makes it the 365th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Mahapur village has 240 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapur has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Mahapur covers 67.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahapur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahapur is Janghai Junction, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahapur.

Mahapur is about 38 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Janghai Junction is about 10 km away. Machhlishahr is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.