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About Muhandra Village

Muhandra is one of the larger villages in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,349, made up of 4,309 males and 4,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2546.39 hectares hectares.

Muhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhandra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 2546.39 hectares
Population 8,349
Male Population 4,309
Female Population 4,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muhandra compares

By the 2011 count Muhandra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 2546.39 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Muhandra

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

Muhandra lies about 64 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 36 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 Muhandra
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 22 km
Nearest railway station Bakhleta 36 km
Nearest town Hatta 37 km
District headquarters Panna 64 km

Villages closest to Muhandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhandra village had a population of 8,349. 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 894 residents.

Muhandra village has 4,309 males and 4,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhandra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Muhandra covers 2546.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muhandra falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muhandra is Bakhleta, about 36 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 Muhandra.

Muhandra is about 64 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhandra is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Pawai is about 22 km away. Bakhleta is about 36 km away. Hatta is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thingri (1.9 km), Singwara (3.0 km) and Padaria Kalan (3.3 km).

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

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