About Mahugain Village

Mahugain is a small village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 142 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	304.34 hectares
Population	285
Male Population	142
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahugain compares

By the 2011 count Mahugain is the 55th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 304.34 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Mahugain

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

Mahugain lies about 42 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	35 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	41 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	42 km

Villages closest to Mahugain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandaria 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 285. That makes it the 55th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Mahugain village has 142 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugain has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Mahugain is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugain covers 304.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahugain falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugain is Barwadih Junction, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahugain.

Mahugain is about 42 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugain is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 6.9 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 35 km away. Medininagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.