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About Mugij Village

Mugij is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 261 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares.

Mugij Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugij village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 261
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mugij compares

By the 2011 count Mugij is the 90th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Mugij

Mugij is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mugij 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mugij from other places

Mugij lies about 101 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 8.4 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 Mugij
Nearest railway station Vinhere 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 20 km
Nearest town Mahād 24 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 101 km

Villages closest to Mugij

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugij village had a population of 570. That makes it the 90th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Mugij village has 261 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugij has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Mugij covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugij falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mugij is Vinhere, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mugij.

Mugij is about 101 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugij is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vinhere is about 8.4 km away. Dapoli is about 20 km away. Mahād is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dr Iqubalnagar (under 2 km), Aghari (3.0 km) and Shirsadi (3.5 km).

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

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