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About Mehgaon Village

Mehgaon is a small village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 160 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1635.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Pincode 431132
Area (hectares) 1635.51 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 160
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehgaon compares

By the 2011 count Mehgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1635.51 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Mehgaon

Mehgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mehgaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mehgaon from other places

Mehgaon lies about 77 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Bhagdara, about 26 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 Mehgaon
Nearest railway station Bhagdara 26 km
Nearest town Soygaon 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 33 km
District headquarters Jalna 77 km

Villages closest to Mehgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehgaon village had a population of 326. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Mehgaon village has 160 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehgaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Mehgaon is 431132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehgaon covers 1635.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mehgaon falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mehgaon is Bhagdara, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mehgaon.

Mehgaon is about 77 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehgaon is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhagdara is about 26 km away. Soygaon is about 28 km away. Bhokardan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawada (3.5 km), Vizora (4.3 km) and Wadhona (5.7 km).

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

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