# Mahka Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Mahka

Mahka is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 71 households**, the 143rd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 361people (2011)
- 71households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Mahka PIN code and other codes

Mahka falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484867

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

## How far is Mahka from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)106 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)21 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 Mahka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mahka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Mahka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 52% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Mahka

Of every 100 households in Mahka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahka · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**58%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**21%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**21%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahka?

■ Mahka · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**945

Working population ****51.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 153 (82%)

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

- Johar368 people
- Chouka366 people
- Gorkhakhurd364 people
- Salaiya Parsora364 people
- Dungariya Khurd356 people
- Gaganwada356 people
- Ranipura355 people
- Gailwani353 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahka from Raisen?106 km by road
- What is the population of Mahka?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahka in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahka?63.5% (Census 2011)