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About Mahka Village

Mahka is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 175 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.51 hectares hectares.

Mahka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 544.51 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 175
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahka compares

By the 2011 count Mahka is the 133rd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 544.51 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mahka

Mahka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahka from other places

Mahka lies about 82 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 49 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 Mahka
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 18 km
Nearest town Begamganj 33 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 49 km
District headquarters Raisen 82 km

Villages closest to Mahka

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 Mahka

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahka village had a population of 361. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Mahka village has 175 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahka has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Mahka covers 544.51 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahka is Ratona, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahka.

Mahka is about 82 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahka is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 18 km away. Begamganj is about 33 km away. Ratona is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokani (1.8 km), Tinghari (2.9 km) and Imaliya (3.2 km).

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

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