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About Mahilwar Village

Mahilwar is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 803 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004.09 hectares hectares.

Mahilwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahilwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1004.09 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 803
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Mahilwar compares

By the 2011 count Mahilwar is the 57th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1004.09 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Mahilwar

Mahilwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahilwar 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 Mahilwar from other places

Mahilwar lies about 42 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rajnagar K, about 13 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 Mahilwar
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Rajnagar K 13 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Mahilwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahilwar village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 57th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Mahilwar village has 803 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahilwar has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Mahilwar covers 1004.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahilwar falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahilwar is Rajnagar K, about 13 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 Mahilwar.

Mahilwar is about 42 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahilwar is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 6.5 km away. Rajnagar is about 9.1 km away. Rajnagar K is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahara Purwa (2.4 km), Chitrai (2.4 km) and Mau Masaniya (3.1 km).

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

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