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About Mahalgaon Village

Mahalgaon is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 491 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441915, 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 Tumsar
Pincode 441915
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 491
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalgaon is the 66th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 <5 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 Mahalgaon from other places

Mahalgaon lies about 17 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 8.6 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 Koka 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 11 km
District headquarters Bhandara 17 km

Villages closest to Mahalgaon

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 Mahalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalgaon village had a population of 979. That makes it the 66th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Mahalgaon village has 491 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalgaon has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Mahalgaon is 441915. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalgaon covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahalgaon falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahalgaon is Koka, about 8.6 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 km distance for Mahalgaon.

Mahalgaon is about 17 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 Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Koka is about 8.6 km away. Tumsar is about 11 km away. Bhandara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharabi (4.3 km), Panjara (6.1 km) and Paraswada (7.7 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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