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About Mahargoan Village

Mahargoan is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 138 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,478 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahargoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahargoan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 27.84 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 138
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,478
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahargoan compares

By the 2011 count Mahargoan is the 77th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 27.84 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Mahargoan

Mahargoan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahargoan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mahargoan from other places

Mahargoan lies about 84 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Mahargoan
Nearest town Almora 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 84 km

Villages closest to Mahargoan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahargoan village had a population of 342. That makes it the 77th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Mahargoan village has 138 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahargoan has about 1478 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Mahargoan is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahargoan covers 27.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahargoan falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahargoan is Kathgodam, about 58 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahargoan.

Mahargoan is about 84 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahargoan is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 21 km away. Jakholi is about 28 km away. Kathgodam is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paurjuli (4.4 km), Subhani Sumari (5.0 km) and Patiyon (6.6 km).

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

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