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About Mahuna Village

Mahuna is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 308 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621 hectares hectares.

Mahuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 621 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 308
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Mahuna compares

By the 2011 count Mahuna is the 61st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 621 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Mahuna

Mahuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuna 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 Mahuna from other places

Mahuna lies about 59 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 55 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 Mahuna
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 14 km
Nearest town Begamganj 23 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 55 km
District headquarters Raisen 59 km

Villages closest to Mahuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuna village had a population of 598. That makes it the 61st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Mahuna village has 308 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuna has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Mahuna covers 621 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahuna falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuna is Sorai, about 55 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 Mahuna.

Mahuna is about 59 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuna is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 14 km away. Begamganj is about 23 km away. Sorai is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoriganj (1.8 km), Bhanwargarh (2.0 km) and Khumari (2.7 km).

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

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