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About Maika Village

Maika is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 107 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.12 hectares hectares.

Maika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maika village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 398.12 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 107
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maika compares

By the 2011 count Maika is the 245th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 398.12 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 986.

Getting to Maika

Maika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maika 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ledara, Lodhi, Madwa and Maharoai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maika

As per the Census of India 2011, Maika village had a population of 220. That makes it the 245th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Maika village has 107 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maika has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Maika covers 398.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maika falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Maika notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Maika.

Maika is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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