# Mahagaon Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/mahagaon/ Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Mahagaon Mahagaon is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,496 people in 1,308 households**, the 3rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 5,496people (2011) - 1,308households - 82.7%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Mahagaon PIN code and other codes Mahagaon falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArjuni Morgaon - Census village code538317 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahagaon from nearby towns? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)100 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Mahagaon? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Mahagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Yardi Mahagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahagaon known for? About 56% of the 1,392 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mahagaon Of every 100 households in Mahagaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahagaon · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****56%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **40% Tap water ****39%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **86% Use banking services ****74%** **74% Television ****27%** **30% Mobile phone ****29%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **21% Own their home ****95%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Mahagaon? ■ Mahagaon · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **937 Working population ****59.7%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 451 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 585 (18%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2,061 (63%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Arjuni Morgaon - Arjuni9,472 people - Nawegaon Bondh8,662 people - Bondgaon devi3,545 people - Itakheda2,862 people - Nimgaon2,500 people - Tadgaon2,460 people [All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahagaon from Gondiya?100 km by road - What is the population of Mahagaon?5,496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahagaon in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mahagaon?82.7% (Census 2011)