About Mahgawan Village

Mahgawan is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 731 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Mahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	1,453
Male Population	731
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahgawan is the 42nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mahgawan

Mahgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahgawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahgawan from other places

Mahgawan lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahgawan
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	16 km
Nearest town	Purāini	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	28 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Mahgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgawan village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Mahgawan village has 731 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgawan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Mahgawan covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahgawan falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahgawan is Ghogha, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahgawan.

Mahgawan is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgawan is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 16 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Amarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.