About Mahagawan Village

Mahagawan is a small village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 195 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Mahagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	401
Male Population	195
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahagawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahagawan is the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Mahagawan

Mahagawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahagawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mahagawan from other places

Mahagawan lies about 8.8 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kharik, about 7.9 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 Mahagawan
Nearest railway station	Kharik	7.9 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Bhāgalpur	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	25 km

Villages closest to Mahagawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 Mahagawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagawan village had a population of 401. That makes it the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Mahagawan village has 195 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagawan has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Mahagawan covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahagawan falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahagawan is Kharik, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahagawan.

Mahagawan is about 8.8 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagawan is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharik is about 7.9 km away. Bhagalpur is about 8.8 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.