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Mhow

म्हाउ
Sonkatch mandal
Pincode 455223
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sita
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LGD code
473491
Pincode
455223
Post office
Hatpipliya
Population
556
Households
108
Literacy rate
45%
Sex ratio
872 ♀/1000♂
Workers
346
Distance to district centre
121 km
Distance to mandal centre
104 km
Distance to Bhopal
82 km
Distance to Delhi
518 km
Nearest railway station
Sinduriya Kachari · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Suthaliya · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mhow compares

By population, Mhow ranks #90 of 131 villages in Sonkatch mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.0%
−12.7% vs mandal average
Mhow
45.0%
Sonkatch mandal
57.7%
Dewas district
59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
872
−82 vs mandal average
Mhow
872
Sonkatch mandal
954
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Mhow
5.1
Sonkatch mandal
5.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mhow at a glance

Mhow is a village of 556 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Sonkatch tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 90th-largest of 131 villages in Sonkatch tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 872 women per 1,000 men. It lies 121 km from the Dewas district centre, 18 km from Maksudangarh, the nearest town, 22 km from Sinduriya Kachari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 455223, served by Hatpipliya post office; the LGD village code is 473491. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Suthaliya, 4 km away. The sarpanch is sita, and the village votes in Shajapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Bhimawad. The population is estimated at 656 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chandakhedi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mhow · this village55645%
Mhow · Suthaliya3,75952%0 km N
Pardhani Kundal · Suthaliya60348%2.2 km N
Nari · Suthaliya1,19138%2.4 km NW
Nari · Khujner51842%2.4 km NW
Tajpura · Suthaliya6954%2.8 km N
Haripura · Suthaliya31342%2.8 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mhow

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SONKATCH
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
423.31
Irrigated area (ha)
80
Forest area (ha)
45.47

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mhow

LGD code
473491
Pincode
455223
Post office
Hatpipliya
Population (Census 2011)
556
Population (projected 2026)
656
Households
108
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
872
Literacy rate
45.0%
Coordinates
23.95363°N, 77.12643°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dewas
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shajapur
Member of Parliament
Mahendra Solanki
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Bhimawad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sita
Block / Mandal
Sonkatch
Getting there

How to reach Mhow

Mandal centre
Sonkatch · ≈ 104 km
≈ 3 h 33 min by car · 4 h 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dewas · ≈ 121 km
≈ 4 h 8 min by car · 4 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,917 people
Maksudangarh · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal82 kmcapital
  • Delhi518 km
  • Mumbai698 km
  • Hyderabad744 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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