About Mahugawan Village

Mahugawan is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,698, made up of 1,417 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugawan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	181.28 hectares
Population	2,698
Male Population	1,417
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahugawan compares

By the 2011 count Mahugawan is the 17th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 181.28 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mahugawan

Mahugawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahugawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lidki, Loharsimi, Lokeya and Mahawat Muria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahugawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugawan village had a population of 2,698. That makes it the 17th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Mahugawan village has 1,417 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugawan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Mahugawan is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugawan covers 181.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahugawan falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mahugawan notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Mahugawan.

Mahugawan is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.