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About Muhgawan Village

Muhgawan is a mid sized village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 308 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.34 hectares hectares.

Muhgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 197.34 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 308
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muhgawan compares

By the 2011 count Muhgawan is the 59th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 197.34 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Muhgawan

Muhgawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muhgawan as Available within village. 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 Muhgawan from other places

Muhgawan lies about 31 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 10 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 Muhgawan
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 10 km
Nearest town Umaria 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 31 km
District headquarters Katni 31 km

Villages closest to Muhgawan

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.

Common questions about Muhgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhgawan village had a population of 604. That makes it the 59th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Muhgawan village has 308 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhgawan has about 961 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.

Muhgawan covers 197.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Muhgawan is Vilayatkalan Road, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Muhgawan.

Muhgawan is about 31 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhgawan is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 10 km away. Umaria is about 28 km away. Badwara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharwara (under 2 km), Luharwara (under 2 km) and Pansokhar (under 2 km).

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

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