About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 489 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.9 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Badwara
Area (hectares)	277.9 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	489
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 277.9 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 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 Mahgawan from other places

Mahgawan lies about 21 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Hardua, about 8.9 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	Hardua	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Badwara	21 km
District headquarters	Katni	21 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	21 km

Villages closest to Mahgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badwara 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 960. That makes it the 41st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Mahgawan village has 489 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Mahgawan covers 277.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgawan falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahgawan is Hardua, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahgawan.

Mahgawan is about 21 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgawan is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Hardua is about 8.9 km away. Badwara is about 21 km away. Katni is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.