Mhowgaon
| Mhowgaon महूँगाव | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Mhowgaon Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′29.229″N 75°44′40.0302″E / 22.57478583°N 75.744452833°ECoordinates: 22°34′29.229″N 75°44′40.0302″E / 22.57478583°N 75.744452833°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Malwa |
| District | Indore |
| Tehsil | Mhow |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,012 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 453441 |
| Telephone code | 07324 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-09-XX-XXXX |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi |
| Sex ratio | 0.900 are ♀/♂[2] |
| Literacy Rate |
87.38% (Male) |
| Climate | Cwa / Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 945 millimetres (37.2 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 31 °C (88 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 17 °C (63 °F) |
Mhowgaon (
i//) is a Nagar Panchayat under Sub Division Mhow in Indore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.Total geographical area of Mhowgaon nagar panchayat is 13 km2 and it is the smallest city by area in the sub district. Population density of the city is 2309 persons per km2. Mhowgaon is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years, among them Mhowgaon Ward No 02 is the most populous ward with population of 3440 and Mhowgaon Ward No 15 is the least populous ward with population of 957. Mhowgaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,373 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.[3]
Nearest railway station is Mhow Cantt which is 30 km far from here. Mhow is the sub district head quarter and the distance from the city is 5 km. District head quarter of the city is Indore which is 30 km away. Bhopal is the state head quarter of the city and is 215 km far from here. Pin code of Mhowgaon is 453441.[4]
Demographics
The city is home to about 30 thousand people, As of 2011 India census,[5] Mhowgaon had a population of 30,012. Males constitute 52.61% (from 54% in 2001) of the population and females 47.39% (from 46% in 2001).Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3996 which is 13.31% of total population of Mhowgaon (NP). Among them about 16 thousand (53%) are male and about 14 thousand (47%) are female. 76% of the whole population are from general caste, 17% are from schedule caste and 6% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Mhowgaon nagar panchayat is 13%, among them 53% are boys and 47% are girls. There are 6373 households in the city and an average 5 persons live in every family.
| Total | General | Schedule Caste | Schedule Tribe | Child | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30,012 | 22,947 | 5,250 | 1,815 | 3,996 |
| Male | 15,792 | 12,124 | 2,732 | 936 | 2,129 |
| Female | 14,220 | 10,823 | 2,518 | 879 | 1,867 |
| Total | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Others | Not Stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30,012 | 28,087 | 1,544 | 237 | 59 | 34 | 39 | 2 | 10 |
| Male | 15,792 | 14,780 | 816 | 124 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| Female | 14,220 | 13,307 | 728 | 113 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 8 |
Hinduism is the major religion in Mhowgaon with 93.59% in which schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.49% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.05% of total population in Mhowgaon (NP).
Growth of population
Population of the city has increased by 46.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 21 thousand. Female population growth rate of the city is 49.2% which is 5.6% higher than male population growth rate of 43.6%. General caste population has increased by 46.6%; Schedule caste population has increased by 49.9%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 32.7% and child population has increased by 13.4% in the city since last census.
| Total | General | Schedule Caste | Schedule Tribe | Child | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 46.2% | 46.6% | 49.9% | 32.7% | 13.4% |
| Male | 43.6% | 44.6% | 46.3% | 26.3% | 15.6% |
| Female | 49.2% | 49% | 54% | 40.2% | 10.9% |
Sex Ratio
In Mhowgaon Nagar Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 900 against state average of 931. Sex ratio in general caste is 893, in schedule caste is 922 and in schedule tribe is 939. There are 877 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the city. Overall sex ratio in the city has increased by 33 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Mhowgaon is around 877 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918, child sex ratio here has decreased by 38 girls per 1000 boys during the same time. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 900 in Muslims are 892.
| Total | General | SC | ST | Child | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | 33 | 27 | 46 | 93 | -38 |
| 2011 | 900 | 893 | 922 | 939 | 877 |
| 2001 | 867 | 866 | 876 | 846 | 915 |
Literacy
Literacy rate of Mhowgaon city is 87.40% higher than state average of 69.32%. Mhowgaon has an average literacy rate of 69.32%, slightly lower than the national average of 74.04%: Total about 23 thousand people in the city are literate, among them about 13 thousand are male and about 10 thousand are female, male literacy is 91.75%, and female literacy is 82.58%. In Mhowgaon, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. Overall literacy rate in the city has increased by 5%. Male literacy has gone up by 2% and female literacy rate has gone up by 11%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change | 5.7% | 1.6% | 10.9% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | 91.8% | 82.6% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | 90.2% | 71.7% |
Workers profile
Mhowgaon has 32% (9571) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 52% male and 9% female population are working population. 48% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 4% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 7% of total female population are main and 2% are marginal workers. Out of total population, 9,571 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 8,267 were males while 1,304 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 9571 working population, 90.42% were engaged in Main Work while 9.58% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
| Worker | Main Worker | Marginal Worker | Non Worker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31.9% | 28.8% | 3.1% | 68.1% |
| Male | 52.3% | 48.2% | 4.2% | 47.7% |
| Female | 9.2% | 7.3% | 1.8% | 90.8% |
Colony divisions
As of 2011 It has many important colonies build up during present
1) Suman Colony
2) Annapurna colony
3) Hari Nagar
4) Shri nath
5) Khatipura
6) Bajrang mohalla
7) Bhagwati vihar
8) Tehsil Colony
9) Maruti nagar
10) Shanti Nagar
11) South Shanti Nagar
12) Shiv Nagar Colony
13) Bhagirath Colony
14) Shri Raam Nagar
15) Shri Raam Nagar (Aashiyana)
16) Kankar Pura
17) Gaikawad
18) Diamond Colony
19) Super City
20) Utkarsh Vihar
21) Madan Vihar
22) Sai City
23) Samriddhi Vihar
24) Goswami Residency
Climate
Mhowgaon has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) and tropical savanna climate (Aw). Three distinct seasons are observed: summer, monsoon and winter.
Summers start in mid-March and can be extremely hot in April and May. The daytime temperatures can touch 48 °C (118 °F) on more than one occasion. Average summer temperatures may go as high as 40 °C (104 °F) but humidity is very low.
Winters are moderate and usually dry. Lower temperatures can go as low as 2 °C (36 °F)-6 °C (43 °F) on some nights. Usually the temperature ranges between 8 and 26 °C during winters.
Rains are due to southwest monsoons. The typical monsoon season goes from 15 June till mid-September, contributing 32–35 inches of annual rains. 95% of rains occur during monsoon season.
Mhowgaon gets moderate rainfall of 185 to 360 millimetres (7.3 to 14.2 in) during July–September due to the southwest monsoon.
| Climate data for Mhowgaon (1971–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.9 (93) |
37.9 (100.2) |
41.1 (106) |
44.6 (112.3) |
46.0 (114.8) |
45.8 (114.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.8 (100) |
37.1 (98.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
46.0 (114.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.0 (86) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
25.0 (77) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.1 (70) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.2 (54) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30) |
−2.8 (27) |
5.0 (41) |
7.8 (46) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.9 (66) |
18.9 (66) |
18.6 (65.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.1 (34) |
−2.8 (27) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.16) |
3 (0.12) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
11 (0.43) |
136 (5.35) |
279 (10.98) |
360 (14.17) |
185 (7.28) |
52 (2.05) |
21 (0.83) |
7 (0.28) |
1,062 (41.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 60.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 58 | 79 | 85 | 73 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 289.0 | 275.6 | 287.6 | 305.9 | 326.9 | 208.6 | 104.1 | 79.9 | 180.6 | 270.8 | 274.0 | 281.3 | 2,884.3 |
| Source #1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[7] | |||||||||||||
Banks in Mhowgaon
- Bank of India
- Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank
References
- ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/802276-mhowgaon-madhya-pradesh.html
- ↑ "Mhow Gaon Details". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "Mhow Gaon Pin Code". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "Mhowgaon Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
This page is updated by Pinkesh Sharma