About Mahewa Village

Mahewa is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 693 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahewa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Wadrafnagar
Pincode	497225
Area (hectares)	408.06 hectares
Population	1,333
Male Population	693
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahewa is the 47th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 408.06 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mahewa

Mahewa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahewa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahewa from other places

Mahewa lies about 78 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 41 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 Mahewa
Tehsil headquarters	Wadrafnagar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jharokhas	41 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	45 km
District headquarters	Surguja	78 km

Villages closest to Mahewa

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

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Common questions about Mahewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahewa village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 47th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Mahewa village has 693 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahewa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Mahewa is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahewa covers 408.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahewa falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahewa is Jharokhas, about 41 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahewa.

Mahewa is about 78 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahewa is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 13 km away. Jharokhas is about 41 km away. Renukūt is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.