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About Mahugain Village

Mahugain is a large village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,238, made up of 1,085 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 2,238
Male Population 1,085
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahugain compares

By the 2011 count Mahugain is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Mahugain

Mahugain is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahugain as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahugain from other places

Mahugain lies about 28 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 5.9 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 Markacho 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Nawadih 5.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 23 km
District headquarters Kodarma 28 km

Villages closest to Mahugain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugain village had a population of 2,238. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Mahugain village has 1,085 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugain has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Mahugain is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugain covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahugain falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugain is Nawadih, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahugain.

Mahugain is about 28 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugain is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 5.8 km away. Nawadih is about 5.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih (under 2 km), Ketrusinga (under 2 km) and Panruwai (under 2 km).

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

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