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About Mahugaon Village

Mahugaon is a small village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 236 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 236
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahugaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahugaon is the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahugaon

Mahugaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahugaon as Available within <5 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 Mahugaon from other places

Mahugaon lies about 26 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 15 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 Kuru 11 km
Nearest railway station Nagjua 15 km
Nearest town Khalāri 18 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 26 km

Villages closest to Mahugaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugaon village had a population of 477. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Mahugaon village has 236 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugaon has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mahugaon is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugaon covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahugaon falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugaon is Nagjua, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahugaon.

Mahugaon is about 26 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugaon is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 11 km away. Nagjua is about 15 km away. Khalāri 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 Lapur (under 2 km), Chirna (under 2 km) and Kakargarh (under 2 km).

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

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