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About Mahagond Village

Mahagond is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 465 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.21 hectares hectares.

Mahagond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagond village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Area (hectares) 386.21 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 465
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagond compares

By the 2011 count Mahagond is the 37th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 386.21 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Mahagond

Mahagond is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahagond as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mahagond from other places

Mahagond lies about 56 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 50 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 Mahagond
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 9.0 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 15 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 50 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 56 km

Villages closest to Mahagond

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagond village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 37th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Mahagond village has 465 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagond has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Mahagond covers 386.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagond falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagond is Belagavi, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahagond.

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

Mahagond is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 9.0 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 15 km away. Belagavi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakshiwale (under 2 km), Mahagondwadi (under 2 km) and Bhavewadi (2.4 km).

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

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