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About Mehegaon Village

Mehegaon is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 478 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441912, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Pincode 441912
Area (hectares) 437.52 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 478
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mehegaon compares

By the 2011 count Mehegaon is the 68th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 437.52 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Mehegaon

Mehegaon 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 Mehegaon 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 Mehegaon from other places

Mehegaon lies about 27 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Town, about 2.5 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 Mehegaon
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Tumsar Town 2.5 km
District headquarters Bhandara 27 km

Villages closest to Mehegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehegaon village had a population of 965. That makes it the 68th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mehegaon village has 478 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehegaon has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mehegaon is 441912. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehegaon covers 437.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehegaon falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mehegaon is Tumsar Town, about 2.5 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 Mehegaon.

Mehegaon is about 27 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehegaon is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar is about 2.2 km away. Tumsar Town is about 2.5 km away. Bhandara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasara (1.7 km), Hingana (2.2 km) and Zarli (2.5 km).

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

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