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About Mahtain Village

Mahtain is a large village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,066 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1303.07 hectares hectares.

Mahtain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtain village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1303.07 hectares
Population 2,033
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahtain compares

By the 2011 count Mahtain is the 13th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1303.07 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mahtain

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

Mahtain lies about 44 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 15 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 Mahtain
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 15 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 15 km
Nearest town Atarra 40 km
District headquarters Satna 44 km

Villages closest to Mahtain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtain village had a population of 2,033. That makes it the 13th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Mahtain village has 1,066 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtain has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Mahtain covers 1303.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahtain falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahtain is Majhagawan, about 15 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 village for Mahtain.

Mahtain is about 44 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtain is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 15 km away. Majhagawan is about 15 km away. Atarra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putari Chuwa (under 2 km), Chuwa (under 2 km) and Tikuri (2.8 km).

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

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