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About Mahdewa Village

Mahdewa is a mid sized village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 306 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.82 hectares hectares.

Mahdewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahdewa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 257.82 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 306
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Mahdewa compares

By the 2011 count Mahdewa is the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 257.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Mahdewa

Mahdewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahdewa 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 Mahdewa from other places

Mahdewa lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 21 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 Mahdewa
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 14 km
Nearest railway station Turki 21 km
Nearest town Rewa 29 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Mahdewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahdewa village had a population of 622. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Mahdewa village has 306 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahdewa has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Mahdewa covers 257.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahdewa falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahdewa is Turki, about 21 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 Mahdewa.

Mahdewa is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahdewa is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 14 km away. Turki is about 21 km away. Rewa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deora (2.1 km), Golhata (2.4 km) and Thathaura (2.8 km).

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

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