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About Mahmada Village

Mahmada is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 357 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.41 hectares hectares.

Mahmada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 500.41 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 357
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahmada compares

By the 2011 count Mahmada is the 92nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 500.41 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Mahmada

Mahmada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahmada as Available within 10+ 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 Mahmada from other places

Mahmada lies about 26 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Makronia, about 22 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 Mahmada
Tehsil headquarters Banda 16 km
Nearest railway station Makronia 22 km
District headquarters Sagar 26 km

Villages closest to Mahmada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmada village had a population of 665. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Mahmada village has 357 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmada has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Mahmada covers 500.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahmada falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahmada is Makronia, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Mahmada.

Mahmada is about 26 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmada is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 16 km away. Makronia is about 22 km away. Sagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Besli (under 2 km), Kotra (1.7 km) and Khiriajagman (2.0 km).

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

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