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About Mahla Village

Mahla is a large village in Khalilabad tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,122 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Khalilabad
Pincode 272159
Area (hectares) 85.89 hectares
Population 2,387
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahla compares

By the 2011 count Mahla is the 56th largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents. Its 85.89 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mahla

The census records public bus service for Mahla as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahla from other places

Mahla lies about 26 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 4.0 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 Mahla
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 4.0 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Khalilabad 20 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Mahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahla village had a population of 2,387. That makes it the 56th largest of the 570 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,076 residents.

Mahla village has 1,122 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahla has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mahla is 272159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahla covers 85.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahla falls under Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahla is Jagatbela, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahla.

Mahla is about 26 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahla is in Khalilabad tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Jagatbela is about 4.0 km away. Gorakhpur is about 10 km away. Khalilabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutwa (under 2 km), Kore Khutwa (under 2 km) and Sikari Urf Amahwa (5.3 km).

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

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