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About Mahka Village

Mahka is a small village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 205 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.01 hectares hectares.

Mahka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 240.01 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 205
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahka compares

By the 2011 count Mahka is the 90th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 240.01 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 903.

Getting to Mahka

Mahka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahka as Available within 5 - 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 Mahka from other places

Mahka lies about 66 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Bohani, about 39 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 Kesli 19 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 21 km
Nearest railway station Bohani 39 km
District headquarters Sagar 66 km

Villages closest to Mahka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kesli 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 414. That makes it the 90th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Mahka village has 205 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahka has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Mahka covers 240.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahka falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahka is Bohani, about 39 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 village for Mahka.

Mahka is about 66 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahka is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 19 km away. Deori Khās is about 21 km away. Bohani is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipariya Mahka (under 2 km), Kanjera Tuti (under 2 km) and Duhli (under 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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