# Mahufata Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jhiranya, Khargone 

# Mahufata

Mahufata is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 28 households**, the 125th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%.

- 183people (2011)
- 28households
- 40.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Mahufata PIN code and other codes

Mahufata falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJhiranya
- Census village code477888

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahufata from nearby towns?

- Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)23 km by road
- Jhiranya (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mahufata?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Mahufata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhiranya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahufata known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and makka**. About 69% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mahufata

Of every 100 households in Mahufata in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahufata · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**64%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahufata?

■ Mahufata · ■ Jhiranya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.7%**

**39.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**965

Working population ****42.6%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 30.1% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 75 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhiranya

- Sonud340 people
- Pokhar292 people
- Borkheda208 people
- Gata183 people
- Dhanwa156 people
- Khameed50 people
- Sangwada47 people
- Bedhanaya Khurd13 people

[All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahufata from Khargone?23 km by road
- What is the population of Mahufata?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahufata in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahufata?40.7% (Census 2011)