About Mahugain Village

Mahugain is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 265 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	500
Male Population	265
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahugain compares

By the 2011 count Mahugain is the 81st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

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 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 86 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Rajhura, 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 Mahugain
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Rajhura	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pratappur	16 km
District headquarters	Chatra	86 km

Villages closest to Mahugain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 500. That makes it the 81st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Mahugain village has 265 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugain has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Mahugain is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugain covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahugain falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugain is Rajhura, 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahugain.

Mahugain is about 86 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugain is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Bishrāmpur is about 10 km away. Rajhura is about 12 km away. Pratappur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.