About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,605, made up of 1,366 males and 1,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1094.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Pincode	444506
Area (hectares)	1094.24 hectares
Population	2,605
Male Population	1,366
Female Population	1,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1094.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 village. 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 49 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 46 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
Nearest town	Mehkar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	46 km
District headquarters	Washim	49 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Risod 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 2,605. That makes it the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Mahagaon village has 1,366 males and 1,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Mahagaon is 444506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahagaon covers 1094.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagaon falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Kekatumar, about 46 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 village for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 49 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Mehkar is about 13 km away. Risod is about 17 km away. Kekatumar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.