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About Mahalgaon Village

Mahalgaon is a large village in Gondiya tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,388, made up of 1,184 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.32 hectares hectares.

Mahalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Gondiya
Area (hectares) 814.32 hectares
Population 2,388
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahalgaon is the 38th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 814.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

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 10+ 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 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 Gondiya 20 km

Villages closest to Mahalgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gondiya 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 2,388. That makes it the 38th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Mahalgaon village has 1,184 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalgaon has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Mahalgaon covers 814.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahalgaon falls under Gondiya 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 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 Gondiya tehsil of Gondiya district. Gangajhari is about 12 km away. Tirorā is about 19 km away. Gondiya 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 Murdada (1.8 km), Dhapewada (3.4 km) and Dawaniwada (5.3 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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