About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is one of the larger villages in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,496, made up of 2,776 males and 2,720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1391.53 hectares hectares.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondiya
Tehsil	Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares)	1391.53 hectares
Population	5,496
Male Population	2,776
Female Population	2,720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 1391.53 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 988.

Getting to Mahagaon

Mahagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahagaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahagaon from other places

Mahagaon lies about 20 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gangajhari, about 12 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	Gangajhari	12 km
Nearest town	Tirorā	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arjuni Morgaon	20 km
District headquarters	Gondiya	20 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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.

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Common questions about Mahagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagaon village had a population of 5,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Mahagaon village has 2,776 males and 2,720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 980 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 988.

Mahagaon covers 1391.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagaon falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Gangajhari, about 12 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 village for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 20 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gangajhari is about 12 km away. Tirorā is about 19 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.