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About Mahpur Village

Mahpur is a small village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 200 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 670 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247665
Area (hectares) 188.67 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 200
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 670
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahpur is the 229th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 188.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Mahpur

Mahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahpur from other places

Mahpur lies about 35 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Dausni, about 9.6 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 Mahpur
Nearest railway station Dausni 9.6 km
Nearest town Manglaur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 18 km
District headquarters Hardwar 35 km

Villages closest to Mahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahpur village had a population of 334. That makes it the 229th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Mahpur village has 200 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahpur has about 670 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Mahpur is 247665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahpur covers 188.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahpur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahpur is Dausni, about 9.6 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 km distance for Mahpur.

Mahpur is about 35 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahpur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Dausni is about 9.6 km away. Manglaur is about 10 km away. Roorkee is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kagwali (2.7 km), Thoi (3.1 km) and Sikandarpur Mawal (3.6 km).

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

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