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About Mahera Village

Mahera is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 862 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631.16 hectares hectares.

Mahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 631.16 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 862
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahera compares

By the 2011 count Mahera is the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 631.16 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Mahera

Mahera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahera 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahera from other places

Mahera lies about 32 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 5.4 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 Mahera
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 5.4 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 6.0 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 32 km

Villages closest to Mahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahera village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Mahera village has 862 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahera has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Mahera covers 631.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahera falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahera is Pokhrayan, about 5.4 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 village for Mahera.

Mahera is about 32 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahera is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pokhrayan is about 5.4 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 5.6 km away. Bhognipur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jallapur Mahera (under 2 km), Nathuapur (under 2 km) and Bhuisarai (1.6 km).

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

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