# Mahu Village, Sironj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sironj, Vidisha 

# Mahu

Mahu is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 147 households**, the 64th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 863people (2011)
- 147households
- 17.3%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Mahu PIN code and other codes

Mahu falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSironj
- Census village code480673

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?

- Sironj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)95 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town)10 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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sironj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sironj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 54% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 99 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahu · ■ Sironj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****3%**

**25%

Television ****3%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Sironj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.3%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**912

Working population ****28.4%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.2% for men and 12.7% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 129 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 109 (44%)

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 Sironj

- Dignakheda892 people
- Devitori880 people
- Ahmadabadurf Khilly879 people
- Sankhlon878 people
- Salpur Kalan855 people
- Sankala Jagthar853 people
- Kudka Ahmadabad851 people
- Sanoti845 people

[All 289 villages in Sironj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/sironj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahu from Vidisha?95 km by road
- What is the population of Mahu?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahu in?Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mahu?17.3% (Census 2011)