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About Moghan Village

Moghan is a mid sized village in Gogaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 593 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.3 hectares hectares.

Moghan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moghan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Gogaon
Area (hectares) 879.3 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 593
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Moghan compares

By the 2011 count Moghan is the 34th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,480 residents. Its 879.3 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Moghan

Moghan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Moghan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moghan from other places

Moghan lies about 12 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 57 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 Moghan
District headquarters Khargone 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gogaon 20 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 57 km

Villages closest to Moghan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moghan village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 34th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,480 residents.

Moghan village has 593 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moghan has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Moghan covers 879.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Moghan falls under Gogaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moghan is Sirran, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Moghan.

Moghan is about 12 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moghan is in Gogaon tehsil of Khargone district. Khargone is about 12 km away. Gogaon is about 20 km away. Sirran is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agarbai (2.1 km), Balgaon (2.8 km) and Mahumandli (3.8 km).

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

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