About Mahargaon Village

Mahargaon is a small village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 97 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahargaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Chamoli
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	39.24 hectares
Population	205
Male Population	97
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahargaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahargaon is the 125th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 39.24 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Mahargaon

Mahargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahargaon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mahargaon from other places

Mahargaon lies about 8.4 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 114 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 Mahargaon
Tehsil headquarters	Chamoli	8.4 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	64 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	114 km

Villages closest to Mahargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahargaon village had a population of 205. That makes it the 125th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Mahargaon village has 97 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahargaon has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Mahargaon is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahargaon covers 39.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahargaon falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahargaon is Kotdwara, about 114 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahargaon.

Mahargaon is about 8.4 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahargaon is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 8.4 km away. Srīnagar is about 64 km away. Kotdwara is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.