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About Mahua Village

Mahua is one of the larger villages in Porsa tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,038, made up of 2,699 males and 2,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1056 hectares hectares.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Porsa
Area (hectares) 1056 hectares
Population 5,038
Male Population 2,699
Female Population 2,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents. Its 1056 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Mahua

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

Mahua lies about 49 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrauli, 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 Mahua
Tehsil headquarters Porsa 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrauli 16 km
District headquarters Morena 49 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 5,038. That makes it the 13th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents.

Mahua village has 2,699 males and 2,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Mahua covers 1056 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahua falls under Porsa tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Bhadrauli, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahua.

Mahua is about 49 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Porsa tehsil of Morena district. Porsa is about 13 km away. Bhadrauli is about 16 km away. Morena is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingotiyai (2.2 km), Vijaygarh (2.5 km) and Bindwa (3.9 km).

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

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