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About Mahana Village

Mahana is a mid sized village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 655 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares.

Mahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 655
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahana compares

By the 2011 count Mahana is the 46th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Mahana

Mahana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahana from other places

Mahana lies about 10 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ashok Nagar, about 10 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 Mahana
Nearest railway station Ashok Nagar 10 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 24 km

Villages closest to Mahana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahana village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 46th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Mahana village has 655 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahana has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Mahana covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahana falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahana is Ashok Nagar, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahana.

Mahana is about 10 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahana is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Ashok Nagar is about 10 km away. Ashoknagar is about 10 km away. Isagarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amahi Nai Saray (under 2 km), Bamooriya Nai Saray (2.0 km) and Chhailai Jagir (2.3 km).

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

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