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About Maukhera Village

Maukhera is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 908 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.04 hectares hectares.

Maukhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maukhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 405.04 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 908
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maukhera compares

By the 2011 count Maukhera is the 21st largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 405.04 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 885.

Getting to Maukhera

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

Maukhera lies about 32 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 18 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 Maukhera
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 12 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 12 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 18 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 32 km

Villages closest to Maukhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maukhera village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 21st largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Maukhera village has 908 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maukhera has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Maukhera covers 405.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maukhera falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maukhera is Rampura, about 18 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 Maukhera.

Maukhera is about 32 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maukhera is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 12 km away. Bijāwar is about 12 km away. Rampura 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 Gopalpura (1.7 km), Rajpura (1.9 km) and Majhguwan Khurd (2.5 km).

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

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