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About Mahgaon Village

Mahgaon is a small village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 148 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1975 hectares hectares.

Mahgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 1975 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 148
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Mahgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahgaon is the 133rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 1975 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 954.

Getting to Mahgaon

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

Mahgaon 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 Mahgaon
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 Mahgaon

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 Mahgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgaon village had a population of 276. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Mahgaon village has 148 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgaon has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Mahgaon covers 1975 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahgaon falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahgaon.

Mahgaon 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.

Mahgaon 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 Mahagaon (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 Mahgaon today is likely to be higher.

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