About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a mid sized village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 435 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.63 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Bankhedi
Area (hectares)	397.63 hectares
Population	836
Male Population	435
Female Population	401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 397.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mahgawan

Mahgawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahgawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahgawan from other places

Mahgawan lies about 15 km from Hoshangabad. 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 Mahgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Bankhedi	15 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	15 km
Nearest town	Narmadapuram	15 km

Villages closest to Mahgawan

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

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Common questions about Mahgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgawan village had a population of 836. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Mahgawan village has 435 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Mahgawan covers 397.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgawan falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Mahgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahgawan.

Mahgawan is about 15 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgawan is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Bankhedi is about 15 km away. Hoshangabad is about 15 km away. Narmadapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.