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About Mahangaon Village

Mahangaon is a mid sized village in Sindhekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 502 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahangaon village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Sindhekela
Pincode 767035
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 502
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahangaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahangaon is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Mahangaon

Mahangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahangaon 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 Mahangaon from other places

Mahangaon lies about 111 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Junagarh Road, about 37 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 Mahangaon
Tehsil headquarters Sindhekela 34 km
Nearest railway station Junagarh Road 37 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 51 km
District headquarters Balangir 111 km

Villages closest to Mahangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahangaon village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mahangaon village has 502 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahangaon has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Mahangaon is 767035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahangaon covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahangaon falls under Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mahangaon is Junagarh Road, about 37 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 Mahangaon.

Mahangaon is about 111 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahangaon is in Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district. Sindhekela is about 34 km away. Junagarh Road is about 37 km away. Kantābānji is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adabahal (7.3 km), Badapara (7.5 km) and Dabjhar (20 km).

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

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