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About Mengaon Village

Mengaon is a mid sized village in Jamner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,845, made up of 938 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares.

Mengaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mengaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Jamner
Area (hectares) 586 hectares
Population 1,845
Male Population 938
Female Population 907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mengaon compares

By the 2011 count Mengaon is the 54th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,940 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Mengaon

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

Mengaon lies about 44 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Shendurni, about 5.4 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 Mengaon
Nearest town Soygaon 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Shendurni 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamner 30 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 44 km

Villages closest to Mengaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamner 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 Mengaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mengaon village had a population of 1,845. That makes it the 54th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,940 residents.

Mengaon village has 938 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mengaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Mengaon covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mengaon falls under Jamner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mengaon is Shendurni, about 5.4 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 Mengaon.

Mengaon is about 44 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mengaon is in Jamner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Soygaon is about 3.4 km away. Shendurni is about 5.4 km away. Jamner is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shendurni (4.6 km), Morad (5.5 km) and Navapur (5.8 km).

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

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