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About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 284 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.36 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 169.36 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 284
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 105th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 169.36 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mahgawan

Mahgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahgawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahgawan from other places

Mahgawan lies about 39 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 20 km
Nearest town Sihorā 22 km
District headquarters Katni 39 km

Villages closest to Mahgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahoriband 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 552. That makes it the 105th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Mahgawan village has 284 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Mahgawan covers 169.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahgawan is Salaia, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahgawan.

Mahgawan is about 39 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 Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 2.2 km away. Salaia is about 20 km away. Sihorā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patna (1.5 km), Amgawan (1.8 km) and Marwari (2.1 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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