About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 787 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares)	547 hectares
Population	1,521
Male Population	787
Female Population	734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 25th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 958.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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	Dhimarkheda	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 Dhimarkheda 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 1,521. That makes it the 25th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Mahgawan village has 787 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Mahgawan covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgawan falls under Dhimarkheda 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Hardua is about 8.9 km away. Dhimarkheda 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.