About Mahugaon Village

Mahugaon is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,359, made up of 640 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahugaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	554.02 hectares
Population	1,359
Male Population	640
Female Population	719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahugaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahugaon is the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 554.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Mahugaon

Mahugaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahugaon 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 5 - 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 50 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 7.4 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	Lapung	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	7.4 km
Nearest town	Khunti	35 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	50 km

Villages closest to Mahugaon

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

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Common questions about Mahugaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahugaon village had a population of 1,359. That makes it the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Mahugaon village has 640 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahugaon has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Mahugaon is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahugaon covers 554.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahugaon falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahugaon is Bakaspur, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahugaon is about 50 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahugaon is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 6.5 km away. Bakaspur is about 7.4 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.