Village · Gondiya, Gondiya # Mahalgaon Mahalgaon is a village in Gondiya sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 2,388 people in 521 households, the 38th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 2,388 people (2011) - 521 households - 85.1% literacy - 1,017 females per 1,000 males ## Mahalgaon PIN code and other codes Mahalgaon falls in Gondiya sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Gondiya - Census village code 537858 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahalgaon from nearby towns? - Gondiya (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ) 22 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahalgaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dawaniwada - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dawaniwada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakoli - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahalgaon known for? About 69% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahalgaon Of every 100 households in Mahalgaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahalgaon · ■ Gondiya rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 83% - Toilet within the home 42% 39% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 60% - Tap water 70% 9% - Drinking water within premises 43% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 53% 57% - Television 26% 32% - Mobile phone 30% 31% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 28% 19% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahalgaon? ■ Mahalgaon · ■ Gondiya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.1% 83.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1027 962 - Working population 61.1% 49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 76.4% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 236 (16%) · ■ Household industry 65 (4%) · ■ Other work 116 (8%) · ■ Marginal 848 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gondiya - Satona 2,501 people - Marartola 2,449 people - Rawanwadi 2,437 people - Panjara 2,420 people - Navargaon kala 2,360 people - Chhipiya 2,340 people - Kinhi 2,336 people - Majitpur 2,288 people All 147 villages in Gondiya ## Quick answers - How far is Mahalgaon from Gondiya? 22 km by road - What is the population of Mahalgaon? 2,388 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahalgaon in? Gondiya district (Gondiya sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mahalgaon? 85.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/gondiya/mahalgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.