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About Mugaon Village

Mugaon is a large village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 1,025 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Pincode 421405
Area (hectares) 747 hectares
Population 2,037
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mugaon compares

By the 2011 count Mugaon is the 22nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 747 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mugaon

Mugaon 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 Mugaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mugaon from other places

Mugaon lies about 64 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Asangaon, about 28 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 Mugaon
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 27 km
Nearest railway station Asangaon 28 km
Nearest town Vasind 32 km
District headquarters Thane 64 km

Villages closest to Mugaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugaon village had a population of 2,037. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Mugaon village has 1,025 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugaon has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mugaon is 421405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mugaon covers 747 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugaon falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mugaon is Asangaon, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Mugaon.

Mugaon is about 64 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugaon is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Shahapur is about 27 km away. Asangaon is about 28 km away. Vasind is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mal (6.3 km), Malad (6.3 km) and Malegaon (6.3 km).

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

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