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About Milghan Village

Milghan is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 551 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Milghan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Milghan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475110
Area (hectares) 495.62 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 551
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Milghan compares

By the 2011 count Milghan is the 68th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 495.62 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Milghan

Milghan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Milghan 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 Milghan from other places

Milghan lies about 42 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 11 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 Milghan
Nearest railway station Simariatal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 11 km
District headquarters Gwalior 42 km

Villages closest to Milghan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Milghan village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 68th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Milghan village has 551 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Milghan has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Milghan is 475110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Milghan covers 495.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Milghan falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Milghan is Simariatal, about 11 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 Milghan.

Milghan is about 42 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Milghan is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Simariatal is about 11 km away. Dabra is about 11 km away. Gwalior is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhirora (under 2 km), Lidhoura (1.8 km) and Kisoli (2.2 km).

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

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