# Mahu Village, Shajapur, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shajapur, Shajapur 

# Mahu

Mahu is a village in Shajapur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 68 households**, the 123rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 326people (2011)
- 68households
- 48.7%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Mahu PIN code and other codes

Mahu falls in Shajapur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShajapur
- Census village code472680

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

## How far is Mahu from nearby towns?

- Shajapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Shajapur (nearest town)15 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 Mahu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mahu; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Mahu known for?

About 67% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Mahu

Of every 100 households in Mahu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahu · ■ Shajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mahu?

■ Mahu · ■ Shajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**917

Working population ****63.8%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 37.9% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 196 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Shajapur

- Singarchori371 people
- Khakri366 people
- Lalakhedi Gujar355 people
- Ringanikheda342 people
- Timaychi295 people
- Banakhedi290 people
- Dakadi283 people
- Upda282 people

[All 152 villages in Shajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/shajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahu from Shajapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Mahu?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahu in?Shajapur district (Shajapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahu?48.7% (Census 2011)