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About Mahuwar Village

Mahuwar is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 714 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.24 hectares hectares.

Mahuwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 177.24 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 714
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuwar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuwar is the 60th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 177.24 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mahuwar

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

Mahuwar lies about 34 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 49 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 Mahuwar
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 8.0 km
Nearest town Mauganj 31 km
District headquarters Sidhi 34 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 49 km

Villages closest to Mahuwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuwar village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 60th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Mahuwar village has 714 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuwar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Mahuwar covers 177.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuwar falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahuwar is Majhaoli, about 49 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 Mahuwar.

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

Mahuwar is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 8.0 km away. Mauganj is about 31 km away. Sidhi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauhar (under 2 km), Hinauti (under 2 km) and Amirati (under 2 km).

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

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