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About Mahugain Kalan Village

Mahugain Kalan is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 916 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugain Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugain Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 55.45 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 916
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahugain Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mahugain Kalan is the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 55.45 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mahugain Kalan

Mahugain Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahugain Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalan from other places

Mahugain Kalan lies about 18 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 7.5 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Bes 7.5 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 18 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 18 km

Villages closest to Mahugain Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkagaon 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 Mahugain Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugain Kalan village had a population of 1,816. That makes it the 27th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Mahugain Kalan village has 916 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugain Kalan has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mahugain Kalan is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugain Kalan covers 55.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahugain Kalan falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugain Kalan is Bes, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahugain Kalan.

Mahugain Kalan is about 18 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugain Kalan is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 6.2 km away. Bes is about 7.5 km away. Hazaribagh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahugain Khurd (under 2 km), Mardu (under 2 km) and Sukul Khapia (under 2 km).

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

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