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About Mahidwa Village

Mahidwa is a small village in Gunnor tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 169 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.66 hectares hectares.

Mahidwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahidwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Gunnor
Area (hectares) 434.66 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 169
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahidwa compares

By the 2011 count Mahidwa is the 107th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 922 residents. Its 434.66 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Mahidwa

Mahidwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahidwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mahidwa from other places

Mahidwa lies about 29 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 37 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 Mahidwa
Nearest town Nāgod 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunnor 29 km
District headquarters Panna 29 km
Nearest railway station Sagma 37 km

Villages closest to Mahidwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahidwa village had a population of 317. That makes it the 107th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 922 residents.

Mahidwa village has 169 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahidwa has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Mahidwa covers 434.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahidwa falls under Gunnor tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahidwa is Sagma, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahidwa.

Mahidwa is about 29 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahidwa is in Gunnor tehsil of Panna district. Nāgod is about 16 km away. Gunnor is about 29 km away. Panna is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amari (2.7 km), Ujnehi (5.6 km) and Kota (5.9 km).

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

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