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About Maheri Village

Maheri is a small village in Khurai tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 222 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.65 hectares hectares.

Maheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Khurai
Area (hectares) 272.65 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 222
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheri compares

By the 2011 count Maheri is the 123rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 272.65 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Maheri

Maheri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheri from other places

Maheri lies about 59 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Baghora, about 6.2 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 Maheri
Nearest railway station Baghora 6.2 km
Nearest town Etāwa 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurai 15 km
District headquarters Sagar 59 km

Villages closest to Maheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheri village had a population of 401. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Maheri village has 222 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheri has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Maheri covers 272.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheri falls under Khurai tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheri is Baghora, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Maheri.

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

Maheri is in Khurai tehsil of Sagar district. Baghora is about 6.2 km away. Etāwa is about 9.7 km away. Khurai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahera (1.8 km), Jeruwa (2.4 km) and Nau Kheda (2.7 km).

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

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