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About Mahalgaon Village

Mahalgaon is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 74 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.55 hectares hectares.

Mahalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 177.55 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 74
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalgaon is the 111th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 177.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mahalgaon

Mahalgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahalgaon as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahalgaon from other places

Mahalgaon lies about 40 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 7.3 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 Mahalgaon
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 8.9 km
Nearest town Pawni 8.9 km
District headquarters Bhandara 40 km

Villages closest to Mahalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalgaon village had a population of 144. That makes it the 111th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Mahalgaon village has 74 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalgaon has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Mahalgaon covers 177.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahalgaon falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahalgaon is Bhiwapur, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahalgaon.

Mahalgaon is about 40 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalgaon is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhiwapur is about 7.3 km away. Pauni is about 8.9 km away. Pawni is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaidongari (1.7 km), Khapari (1.9 km) and Kawadsi (2.0 km).

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

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