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About Marhegaon Village

Marhegaon is a mid sized village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 719 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.31 hectares hectares.

Marhegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marhegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 414.31 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 719
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marhegaon compares

By the 2011 count Marhegaon is the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 414.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Marhegaon

Marhegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marhegaon as Available within village. 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 Marhegaon from other places

Marhegaon lies about 6.7 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Khat, about 9.4 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 Marhegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 6.7 km
District headquarters Bhandara 6.7 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Khat 9.4 km

Villages closest to Marhegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marhegaon village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Marhegaon village has 719 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marhegaon has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Marhegaon covers 414.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marhegaon falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Marhegaon is Khat, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marhegaon.

Marhegaon is about 6.7 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marhegaon is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhani is about 6.7 km away. Bhandara is about 6.7 km away. Bhandāra is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miregaon (under 2 km), Parsodi (5.3 km) and Kesalwada (6.7 km).

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

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