About Mahugain Village

Mahugain is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 916 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Pincode	805128
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	1,726
Male Population	916
Female Population	810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 38th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 7.6 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
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	9.8 km
District headquarters	Gaya	23 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	23 km

Villages closest to Mahugain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 1,726. That makes it the 38th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Mahugain village has 916 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugain has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Mahugain is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugain covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahugain falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahugain is Bansinala Halt, about 7.6 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 23 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 7.6 km away. Wazirganj is about 9.8 km away. Gaya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.