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About Mahalgaon Village

Mahalgaon is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 966 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Pincode 441802
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 1,930
Male Population 966
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalgaon is the 18th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mahalgaon

Mahalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahalgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 5.4 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 Mahalgaon
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 8.5 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 44 km

Villages closest to Mahalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakoli 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 1,930. That makes it the 18th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Mahalgaon village has 966 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalgaon has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mahalgaon is 441802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalgaon covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahalgaon falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahalgaon is Gond Umari, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahalgaon.

Mahalgaon is about 44 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 Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Gond Umari is about 5.4 km away. Sakoli is about 8.5 km away. Bhandara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukali (under 2 km), Palasgaon (2.3 km) and Wadad (3.1 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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