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About Mahu Village

Mahu is a mid sized village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 297 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Mahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 297
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Mahu compares

By the 2011 count Mahu is the 57th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 909.

Getting to Mahu

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

Mahu lies about 44 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ramri, about 15 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 Mahu
Nearest railway station Ramri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 20 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 20 km
District headquarters Guna 44 km

Villages closest to Mahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahu village had a population of 553. That makes it the 57th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Mahu village has 297 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahu has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Mahu covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahu falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahu is Ramri, about 15 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 Mahu.

Mahu is about 44 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahu is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Ramri is about 15 km away. Raghogarh is about 20 km away. Rāghogarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghopura (1.6 km), Pipal Khedi (2.8 km) and Parsoliya (4.0 km).

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

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