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About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 734 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444107, 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 Karanja
Pincode 444107
Area (hectares) 474.32 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 734
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 474.32 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 935.

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 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 52 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhadsivni, about 11 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 railway station Bhadsivni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 15 km
Nearest town Kāranja 15 km
District headquarters Washim 52 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagaon village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Mahagaon village has 734 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mahagaon is 444107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahagaon covers 474.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagaon falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Bhadsivni, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is about 52 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 Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Bhadsivni is about 11 km away. Karanja is about 15 km away. Kāranja is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangavhan (2.4 km), Janori (3.3 km) and Ukarda (3.9 km).

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

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