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About Mahalgaon Village

Mahalgaon is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 251 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.76 hectares hectares.

Mahalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 318.76 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 251
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Mahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalgaon is the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 318.76 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mahalgaon

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

Mahalgaon 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 Mahalgaon
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 Mahalgaon

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.

Common questions about Mahalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalgaon village had a population of 509. That makes it the 81st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Mahalgaon village has 251 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalgaon has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Mahalgaon covers 318.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahalgaon is Gangajhari, about 12 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 Mahalgaon.

Mahalgaon 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.

Mahalgaon 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagaon (under 2 km), Kohalgaon (under 2 km) and Khairi (5.6 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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