About Mahargaon Village

Mahargaon is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 139 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, 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	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	673.77 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	139
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahargaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahargaon is the 39th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 673.77 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Mahargaon

Mahargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahargaon 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 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
District headquarters	Chamoli	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	22 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 Joshimath 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 269. That makes it the 39th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Mahargaon village has 139 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahargaon has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Mahargaon is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahargaon covers 673.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahargaon falls under Joshimath 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 8.4 km away. Joshimath is about 22 km away. Srīnagar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.