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About Mahner Village

Mahner is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 663 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.01 hectares hectares.

Mahner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahner village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 188.01 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 663
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahner compares

By the 2011 count Mahner is the 33rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 188.01 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mahner

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

Mahner lies about 34 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 18 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 Mahner
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 18 km
Nearest town Umaria 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 34 km
District headquarters Katni 34 km

Villages closest to Mahner

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.

Common questions about Mahner

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahner village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Mahner village has 663 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahner has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Mahner covers 188.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahner falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahner is Vilayatkalan Road, about 18 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 Mahner.

Mahner is about 34 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahner is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 18 km away. Umaria is about 30 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudra (4.9 km), Tuman (5.0 km) and Amajhal (5.8 km).

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

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