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About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 176 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.53 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 136.53 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 176
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 138th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 136.53 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 920.

Getting to Mahgawan

The census records public bus service for Mahgawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahgawan from other places

Mahgawan lies about 77 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 48 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 Mahgawan
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 10 km
Nearest town Begamganj 42 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 48 km
District headquarters Raisen 77 km

Villages closest to Mahgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgawan village had a population of 343. That makes it the 138th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Mahgawan village has 176 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Mahgawan covers 136.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgawan falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahgawan is Gadarwara, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahgawan.

Mahgawan is about 77 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgawan is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 10 km away. Begamganj is about 42 km away. Gadarwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahgawan Kalan (under 2 km), Mahgawan Khurd (under 2 km) and Samnapur (under 2 km).

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

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