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About Maheba Village

Maheba is one of the larger villages in Amanganj tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,522, made up of 3,431 males and 3,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3154.66 hectares hectares.

Maheba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Amanganj
Area (hectares) 3154.66 hectares
Population 6,522
Male Population 3,431
Female Population 3,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheba compares

By the 2011 count Maheba is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 3154.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Maheba

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

Maheba lies about 36 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 51 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 Maheba
Tehsil headquarters Amanganj 10 km
District headquarters Panna 36 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 51 km

Villages closest to Maheba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheba village had a population of 6,522. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Maheba village has 3,431 males and 3,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheba has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Maheba covers 3154.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheba falls under Amanganj tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheba is Khajuraho, about 51 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 village for Maheba.

Maheba is about 36 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheba is in Amanganj tehsil of Panna district. Amanganj is about 10 km away. Panna is about 36 km away. Khajuraho is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura Khurd (2.9 km), Chikalhai (3.8 km) and Khamariya (4.4 km).

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

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