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About Mahasir Village

Mahasir is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 828 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.35 hectares hectares.

Mahasir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahasir village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 254.35 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 828
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahasir compares

By the 2011 count Mahasir is the 107th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 254.35 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Mahasir

Mahasir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahasir as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mahasir from other places

Mahasir lies about 17 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bartara, about 14 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 Mahasir
Nearest railway station Bartara 14 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 17 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 17 km

Villages closest to Mahasir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahasir village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 107th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Mahasir village has 828 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahasir has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Mahasir covers 254.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahasir falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahasir is Bartara, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahasir.

Mahasir is about 17 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahasir is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bartara is about 14 km away. Pawāyan is about 14 km away. Powayan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Sarang (under 2 km), Nawada Ashrafpur (under 2 km) and Chak Jhau (under 2 km).

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

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