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About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 603 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 603
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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 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 35 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 3.4 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 Chondi 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 8.2 km
Nearest town Basmat 8.2 km
District headquarters Hingoli 35 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basmath 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 1,171. That makes it the 70th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Mahagaon village has 603 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Mahagaon covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagaon falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Chondi, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 35 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 3.4 km away. Basmath is about 8.2 km away. Basmat is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahgaon (under 2 km), Bhendegaon (under 2 km) and Pimprala (1.8 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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