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About Mujgahan Village

Mujgahan is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 608 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mujgahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mujgahan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 211.7 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 608
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mujgahan compares

By the 2011 count Mujgahan is the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 211.7 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Mujgahan

Mujgahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mujgahan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mujgahan from other places

Mujgahan lies about 54 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 12 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 Mujgahan
Nearest railway station Latabor 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 12 km
District headquarters Durg 54 km

Villages closest to Mujgahan

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

Common questions about Mujgahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mujgahan village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Mujgahan village has 608 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mujgahan has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Mujgahan is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mujgahan covers 211.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mujgahan falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mujgahan is Latabor, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Mujgahan.

Mujgahan is about 54 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mujgahan is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 12 km away. Balod is about 12 km away. Durg is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahibhadar (1.7 km), Kannewada (1.9 km) and Amora (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mujgahan today is likely to be higher.

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