About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is one of the larger villages in Gadhinglaj tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,020, made up of 3,361 males and 3,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356 hectares hectares.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Gadhinglaj
Area (hectares)	1356 hectares
Population	7,020
Male Population	3,361
Female Population	3,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 1356 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Mahagaon

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

Mahagaon lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 37 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 Mahagaon
Tehsil headquarters	Gadhinglaj	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Pachhapur	37 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	62 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

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

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Common questions about Mahagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagaon village had a population of 7,020. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Mahagaon village has 3,361 males and 3,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Mahagaon covers 1356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagaon falls under Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Pachhapur, about 37 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 Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 62 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Gadhinglaj tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 8.7 km away. Pachhapur is about 37 km away. Kolhapur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.