# Mahgawan Kalan Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Mahgawan Kalan

Mahgawan Kalan is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 155 households**, the 56th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 717people (2011)
- 155households
- 72.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Mahgawan Kalan PIN code and other codes

Mahgawan Kalan falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484931

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

## How far is Mahgawan Kalan from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)105 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)20 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 Mahgawan Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahgawan Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Beekalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mahgawan Kalan known for?

About 92% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Mahgawan Kalan

Of every 100 households in Mahgawan Kalan in 2011, 44 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahgawan Kalan · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**82%

Tap water ****39%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**21%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**47%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Mahgawan Kalan?

■ Mahgawan Kalan · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**945

Working population ****75.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 65.2% for women. 77% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (38%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 329 (60%)

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 Silwani

- Sanaidar739 people
- Ponar738 people
- Rampura Kalan736 people
- Umarjhir723 people
- Barchheka710 people
- Khamera688 people
- Chikali674 people
- Ronsara Ghati672 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahgawan Kalan from Raisen?105 km by road
- What is the population of Mahgawan Kalan?717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahgawan Kalan in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahgawan Kalan?72.9% (Census 2011)