Village · Shujalpur, Shajapur
# Mahu Ghat

Mahu Ghat is a village in Shujalpur sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 415 people in 78 households, the 108th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 415 people (2011)
- 78 households
- 70.9% literacy
- 736 females per 1,000 males

## Mahu Ghat PIN code and other codes

Mahu Ghat falls in Shujalpur sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shujalpur
- Census village code 473046

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mahu Ghat from nearby towns?
- Shujalpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Shujalpur (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mahu Ghat?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mahu Ghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shujalpur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shujalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahu Ghat known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 76% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mahu Ghat

Of every 100 households in Mahu Ghat in 2011, 92 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahu Ghat · ■ Shujalpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 85%
- Toilet within the home 30% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 97%
- Use banking services 77% 41%
- Television 64% 30%
- Mobile phone 86% 56%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 43% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 6% 28%
- Own their home 84% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mahu Ghat?

■ Mahu Ghat · ■ Shujalpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 736 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 915
- Working population 56.9% 49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 46.3% for women. 51% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 86 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (8%) · ■ Other work 10 (4%) · ■ Marginal 120 (51%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shujalpur
- Rupahedi 465 people
- Ajeejpur 459 people
- Ranoganj 433 people
- Nandasura 417 people
- Chauki Muridpur 407 people
- Banahedi 406 people
- Lahauri 360 people
- Kher Khedi 358 people

All 138 villages in Shujalpur

## Other places named Mahu Ghat
- Mahu Ghat · Village, Harraiya, Basti · 1,445 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahu Ghat from Shajapur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Mahu Ghat? 415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahu Ghat in? Shajapur district (Shujalpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahu Ghat? 70.9% (Census 2011)

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