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About Mahagaon Village

Mahagaon is a small village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 248 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagaon village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766101
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 248
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahagaon is the 89th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Mahagaon

Mahagaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahagaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kundeijharan, Kurlupada, Kuten and Laitara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 477. That makes it the 89th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Mahagaon village has 248 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagaon has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Mahagaon is 766101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahagaon covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahagaon falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Mahagaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahagaon.

Mahagaon is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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