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About Muhar Village

Muhar is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,984, made up of 1,094 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1691.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473637, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 473637
Area (hectares) 1691.25 hectares
Population 1,984
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muhar compares

By the 2011 count Muhar is the 41st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 1691.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 877.

Getting to Muhar

Muhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Muhar from other places

Muhar lies about 51 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Burhpura, about 30 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 Muhar
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 15 km
Nearest town Karera 17 km
Nearest railway station Burhpura 30 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 51 km

Villages closest to Muhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhar village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 41st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Muhar village has 1,094 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhar has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Muhar is 473637. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhar covers 1691.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Muhar falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Muhar is Burhpura, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Muhar.

Muhar is about 51 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhar is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 15 km away. Karera is about 17 km away. Burhpura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahard Muhar (under 2 km), Dhola (2.1 km) and Bamera (3.0 km).

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

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