About Mahganwan Village

Mahganwan is a large village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,190, made up of 1,161 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Mahganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahganwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Dharhara
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	2,190
Male Population	1,161
Female Population	1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Mahganwan compares

By the 2011 count Mahganwan is the 20th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Mahganwan

Mahganwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahganwan 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 Mahganwan from other places

Mahganwan lies about 18 km from Munger. 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 Mahganwan
Tehsil headquarters	Dharhara	3.2 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	13 km
District headquarters	Munger	18 km

Villages closest to Mahganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahganwan village had a population of 2,190. That makes it the 20th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Mahganwan village has 1,161 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahganwan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Mahganwan covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahganwan falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The census record for Mahganwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Mahganwan.

Mahganwan is about 18 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahganwan is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 3.2 km away. Jamālpur is about 13 km away. Munger is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.