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About Maheba Village

Maheba is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,799, made up of 1,987 males and 1,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260.63 hectares hectares.

Maheba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 1260.63 hectares
Population 3,799
Male Population 1,987
Female Population 1,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheba compares

By the 2011 count Maheba is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 1260.63 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Maheba

Maheba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheba as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Maheba from other places

Maheba lies about 14 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 16 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 Maheba
Nearest town Nowgong 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 16 km

Villages closest to Maheba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheba village had a population of 3,799. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Maheba village has 1,987 males and 1,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheba has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Maheba covers 1260.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheba falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheba is Ishanagar, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheba.

Maheba is about 14 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheba is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Nowgong is about 9.4 km away. Chhatarpur is about 14 km away. Ishanagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gora (2.3 km), Tudar (2.5 km) and Tapariya (2.6 km).

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

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