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About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 508 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488 hectares hectares.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 488 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 508
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is the 45th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 488 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mahagaon

Mahagaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahagaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahagaon from other places

Mahagaon lies about 19 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 2.7 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 Mahagaon
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 2.7 km
Nearest town Pātūr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 19 km
District headquarters Akola 19 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagaon village had a population of 977. That makes it the 45th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mahagaon village has 508 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Mahagaon covers 488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagaon falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Barsitakli, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 19 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 2.7 km away. Pātūr is about 16 km away. Barshitakli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wankhedpur (under 2 km), Atkali (2.0 km) and Pimpal Shenda (2.4 km).

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

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