About Mahugain Village

Mahugain is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 774 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Mahugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	1,505
Male Population	774
Female Population	731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahugain compares

By the 2011 count Mahugain is the 29th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mahugain

Mahugain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahugain 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahugain from other places

Mahugain lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 22 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 Mahugain
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	4.3 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	29 km

Villages closest to Mahugain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugain village had a population of 1,505. That makes it the 29th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Mahugain village has 774 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugain has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Mahugain covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahugain falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahugain is Bansinala Halt, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Mahugain.

Mahugain is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugain is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.3 km away. Bagaha is about 6.7 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.