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About Mategaon Village

Mategaon is a mid sized village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 381 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares.

Mategaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mategaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 423 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 381
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mategaon compares

By the 2011 count Mategaon is the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Mategaon

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

Mategaon lies about 56 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 9.6 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 Mategaon
Nearest town Pūrna 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Mirkhal 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 20 km
District headquarters Hingoli 56 km

Villages closest to Mategaon

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 Mategaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mategaon village had a population of 710. That makes it the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Mategaon village has 381 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mategaon has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Mategaon covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mategaon falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mategaon is Mirkhal, about 9.6 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 Mategaon.

Mategaon is about 56 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mategaon is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Pūrna is about 5.5 km away. Mirkhal is about 9.6 km away. Basmath 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 Kanhergaon (3.0 km), Jawala Kh (4.9 km) and Jawala Bk (5.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mategaon today is likely to be higher.

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