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About Mahewa Village

Mahewa is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,679, made up of 881 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.56 hectares hectares.

Mahewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahewa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 540.56 hectares
Population 1,679
Male Population 881
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahewa is the 18th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 540.56 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 945.

Getting to Mahewa

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

Mahewa lies about 76 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Rithi, about 14 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 Mahewa
Nearest railway station Rithi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 18 km
Nearest town Murwāra 34 km
District headquarters Panna 76 km

Villages closest to Mahewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahewa village had a population of 1,679. That makes it the 18th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Mahewa village has 881 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahewa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Mahewa covers 540.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahewa falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahewa is Rithi, about 14 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 Mahewa.

Mahewa is about 76 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahewa is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Rithi is about 14 km away. Shahnagar is about 18 km away. Murwāra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bori (under 2 km), Tharka (1.8 km) and Salaiya (2.8 km).

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

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