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About Mahuganwan Village

Mahuganwan is a large village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,708, made up of 1,979 males and 1,729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuganwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pandu
Pincode 812124
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 3,708
Male Population 1,979
Female Population 1,729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuganwan compares

By the 2011 count Mahuganwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Mahuganwan

Mahuganwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuganwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kusa Alias Hengabar, Kushha Kajru, Kutmu and Lawar Panru. 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.

Common questions about Mahuganwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuganwan village had a population of 3,708. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Mahuganwan village has 1,979 males and 1,729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuganwan has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Mahuganwan is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuganwan covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuganwan falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mahuganwan notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Mahuganwan.

Mahuganwan is in Pandu 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.

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

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