About Mahgaura Village

Mahgaura is one of the larger villages in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,720, made up of 3,046 males and 2,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1170.34 hectares hectares.

Mahgaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahgaura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Khair
Area (hectares)	1170.34 hectares
Population	5,720
Male Population	3,046
Female Population	2,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahgaura compares

By the 2011 count Mahgaura is the 10th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 1170.34 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Mahgaura

Mahgaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahgaura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahgaura from other places

Mahgaura lies about 36 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 12 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 Mahgaura
Nearest railway station	Danwar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khair	16 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	36 km

Villages closest to Mahgaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahgaura village had a population of 5,720. That makes it the 10th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Mahgaura village has 3,046 males and 2,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahgaura has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Mahgaura covers 1170.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahgaura falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahgaura is Danwar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahgaura.

Mahgaura is about 36 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahgaura is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Danwar is about 12 km away. Khair is about 16 km away. Aligarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.