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About Mangawan Village

Mangawan is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 165 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.12 hectares hectares.

Mangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 336.12 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 165
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangawan compares

By the 2011 count Mangawan is the 134th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 336.12 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mangawan

Mangawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mangawan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mangawan from other places

Mangawan lies about 40 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 16 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 Mangawan
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Salaia 16 km
Nearest town Sihorā 26 km
District headquarters Katni 40 km

Villages closest to Mangawan

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 Mangawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangawan village had a population of 328. That makes it the 134th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Mangawan village has 165 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangawan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Mangawan covers 336.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mangawan is Salaia, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mangawan.

Mangawan is about 40 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangawan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 6.3 km away. Salaia is about 16 km away. Sihorā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhi (under 2 km), Bartari (2.3 km) and Bartara (2.4 km).

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

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