About Mahugaon Village

Mahugaon is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 476 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Verno
Pincode	835203
Area (hectares)	368 hectares
Population	957
Male Population	476
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
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 Mahugaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahugaon is the 38th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mahugaon

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

Mahugaon lies about 8.5 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 34 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 Mahugaon
Tehsil headquarters	Verno	8.5 km
District headquarters	Gumla	8.5 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Mahugaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugaon village had a population of 957. That makes it the 38th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Mahugaon village has 476 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugaon has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mahugaon is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugaon covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahugaon falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugaon is Bakaspur, about 34 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 Mahugaon.

Mahugaon is about 8.5 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugaon is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Verno is about 8.5 km away. Gumla is about 8.5 km away. Gumlā is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.