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About Mahuwa Village

Mahuwa is a large village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,313, made up of 1,197 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 930.21 hectares hectares.

Mahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 930.21 hectares
Population 2,313
Male Population 1,197
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwa is the 14th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 930.21 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 967.

Getting to Mahuwa

Mahuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuwa as Available within <5 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 Mahuwa from other places

Mahuwa lies about 38 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, 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 Mahuwa
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 20 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 25 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 38 km

Villages closest to Mahuwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sitamau 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 Mahuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwa village had a population of 2,313. That makes it the 14th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Mahuwa village has 1,197 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Mahuwa covers 930.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuwa falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuwa is Chowmahala, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahuwa.

Mahuwa is about 38 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuwa is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 9.7 km away. Chowmahala is about 20 km away. Shāmgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwi (2.0 km), Belari (2.2 km) and Gangakhedi (2.6 km).

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

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