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About Mahalka Village

Mahalka is one of the larger villages in Sardhana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,042, made up of 3,690 males and 3,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Sardhana
Pincode 250222
Area (hectares) 374.47 hectares
Population 7,042
Male Population 3,690
Female Population 3,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahalka compares

By the 2011 count Mahalka is the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents. Its 374.47 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Mahalka

Mahalka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahalka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahalka from other places

Mahalka lies about 20 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Sakhoti Tanda, about 7.5 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 Mahalka
Nearest railway station Sakhoti Tanda 7.5 km
Nearest town Mawāna 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardhana 16 km
District headquarters Meerut 20 km

Villages closest to Mahalka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalka village had a population of 7,042. That makes it the 15th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,592 residents.

Mahalka village has 3,690 males and 3,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalka has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Mahalka is 250222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalka covers 374.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahalka falls under Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahalka is Sakhoti Tanda, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahalka.

Mahalka is about 20 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalka is in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. Sakhoti Tanda is about 7.5 km away. Mawāna is about 15 km away. Sardhana is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nehori (under 2 km), Rasulpur Muradnagar (under 2 km) and Sarswa (1.6 km).

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

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