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About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is a small village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 165 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Pincode 444203
Area (hectares) 164.43 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 165
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 164.43 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mahagaon

Mahagaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahagaon 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 Mahagaon from other places

Mahagaon lies about 58 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 7.4 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 Mahagaon
Nearest railway station Shri Kshetra Nagjhari 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shegaon 8.8 km
District headquarters Buldana 58 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagaon village had a population of 306. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Mahagaon village has 165 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Mahagaon is 444203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahagaon covers 164.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahagaon falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 58 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Shri Kshetra Nagjhari is about 7.4 km away. Shegaon is about 8.8 km away. Buldana is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawala Bk (under 2 km), Gavhan (2.4 km) and Tintrav (2.7 km).

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

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