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About Mahedar Village

Mahedar is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 410 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.55 hectares hectares.

Mahedar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahedar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 270.55 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 410
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahedar compares

By the 2011 count Mahedar is the 146th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 270.55 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Mahedar

Mahedar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahedar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahedar from other places

Mahedar lies about 50 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 2.9 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 Mahedar
Nearest railway station Ghunwara Railway Station 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Maihar 17 km
District headquarters Satna 50 km

Villages closest to Mahedar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahedar village had a population of 786. That makes it the 146th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Mahedar village has 410 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahedar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Mahedar covers 270.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahedar falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahedar is Ghunwara Railway Station, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahedar.

Mahedar is about 50 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahedar is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Ghunwara Railway Station is about 2.9 km away. Maihar is about 17 km away. Satna is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraswara (under 2 km), Ghunwara (2.3 km) and Matwara (2.5 km).

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

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