Village · Sihawal, Sidhi
# Mahua Bandh

Mahua Bandh is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 359 people in 69 households, the 196th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.
- 359 people (2011)
- 69 households
- 71.4% literacy
- 920 females per 1,000 males

## Mahua Bandh PIN code and other codes

Mahua Bandh falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sihawal
- Census village code 502806

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

## How far is Mahua Bandh from nearby towns?
- Sihawal (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town) 40 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mahua Bandh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mahua Bandh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mahua Bandh known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 82% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mahua Bandh

Of every 100 households in Mahua Bandh in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahua Bandh · ■ Sihawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 67% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 24% 42%
- Television 4% 8%
- Mobile phone 55% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 41% 39%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Mahua Bandh?

■ Mahua Bandh · ■ Sihawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 62.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1040 917
- Working population 45.4% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 48.6% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 58 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (7%) · ■ Other work 45 (28%) · ■ Marginal 49 (30%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sihawal
- Jhumariya 376 people
- Rajdiha 376 people
- Sajwani Kalan 364 people
- Paigma Viran 363 people
- Karkota 355 people
- Pipra 355 people
- Hauda Bandh 352 people
- Amra 342 people

All 313 villages in Sihawal

## Quick answers
- How far is Mahua Bandh from Sidhi? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Mahua Bandh? 359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahua Bandh in? Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahua Bandh? 71.4% (Census 2011)

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