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About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is one of the larger villages in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,248, made up of 4,169 males and 4,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 817.77 hectares hectares.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Area (hectares) 817.77 hectares
Population 8,248
Male Population 4,169
Female Population 4,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 817.77 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

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 31 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 14 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 Ladkhed 14 km
Nearest town Dārwha 18 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 31 km

Villages closest to Mahagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagaon 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 8,248. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Mahagaon village has 4,169 males and 4,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Mahagaon covers 817.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahagaon falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahagaon is Ladkhed, about 14 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 31 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahagaon is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ladkhed is about 14 km away. Dārwha is about 18 km away. Yavatmal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malvakad (4.3 km), Fulsawangi (5.1 km) and Karanjkhed (5.5 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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