About Mahgai Village

Mahgai is a mid sized village in Premnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,616, made up of 797 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahgai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Premnagar
Pincode	497116
Area (hectares)	580.52 hectares
Population	1,616
Male Population	797
Female Population	819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahgai compares

By the 2011 count Mahgai is the 14th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 580.52 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Mahgai

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

Mahgai lies about 84 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 43 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 Mahgai
Nearest town	Katghora	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Premnagar	35 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	43 km
District headquarters	Surguja	84 km

Villages closest to Mahgai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgai village had a population of 1,616. That makes it the 14th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Mahgai village has 797 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgai has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Mahgai is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahgai covers 580.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgai falls under Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mahgai is Gevra Road, about 43 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 Mahgai.

Mahgai is about 84 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgai is in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Katghora is about 23 km away. Premnagar is about 35 km away. Gevra Road is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.