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About Mahadua Village

Mahadua is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 422 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.69 hectares hectares.

Mahadua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 292.69 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 422
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
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 Mahadua compares

By the 2011 count Mahadua is the 66th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 292.69 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 876.

Getting to Mahadua

Mahadua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahadua 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 Mahadua from other places

Mahadua lies about 46 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 34 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 Mahadua
Nearest town Seondha 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 29 km
Nearest railway station Erach Road 34 km
District headquarters Datia 46 km

Villages closest to Mahadua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadua village had a population of 775. That makes it the 66th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Mahadua village has 422 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadua has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Mahadua covers 292.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahadua falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahadua is Erach Road, about 34 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 Mahadua.

Mahadua is about 46 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadua is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Seondha is about 18 km away. Bhander is about 29 km away. Erach Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganesh Pura (under 2 km), Jauri (1.9 km) and Udi (2.0 km).

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

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