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About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 147 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.97 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 100.97 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 147
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 109th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 100.97 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Mahgawan

Mahgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahgawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 19 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 3.8 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 Mahgawan
Nearest railway station Deori 3.8 km
Nearest town Panāgar 5.8 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 20 km

Villages closest to Mahgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgawan village had a population of 304. That makes it the 109th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Mahgawan village has 147 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Mahgawan covers 100.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgawan falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahgawan is Deori, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahgawan.

Mahgawan is about 19 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgawan is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Deori is about 3.8 km away. Panāgar is about 5.8 km away. Jabalpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padariya Kalan (3.8 km), Beli (4.0 km) and Dhamki (5.2 km).

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

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