Mugij Explained

Mugij
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name:Mungiz
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:17.8967°N 73.3064°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Name2:Konkan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ratnagiri
Subdivision Type4:Taluka
Subdivision Name4:Dapoli
Governing Body1:Gram Panchayat
Leader Title1:Sarpanch
Governing Body2:Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly)
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:Mr Yogesh Kadam
Governing Body3:Lok Sabha (Upper Parliament House)
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Name3:Mr
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.56
Population Total:570
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Konkani, Marathi, Urdu, Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:415716
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:02358
Registration Plate:MHO8
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:88.29%
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:humid (Köppen)

Mugij is a small village in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra state in Western India. The 2011 Census of India recorded a total of 570 residents in the village. In Mugij there are three primary schools one is Urdu medium and another are Marathi medium. In Mugij there are many religions people are living like Hindu Muslim and Buddha. Mugij's geographical area is 256hectare.

Dapoli taluka start with first village Mugij if you go via Mandangad to Dapoli. It is well situated in mountains from 3 sides. Shri Salubai is "Gramdaivat"(lord of village).

Mugij Pin code is 415716 and postal head office is Palgad.

Location

Mugij is on State Highway SH272 between Mandangad and Dapoli. [3] The nearest Railway Station is Khed which is 30 km away. 26 km. from Dapoli. Mugij is situated beside the banks of a seasonal stream called locally as Dongar and is surrounded on all sides by low hills. It rains in plenty during Monsoon season. The temperature in Mugij varies between 20 and 35 degrees. Ratnagiri District can be physically divided into 3 zones viz. Coastal, Middle and Hilly. Mugij falls under Middle Zone. Middle zone is characterized by a medium altitude. It is more accessible due to the Bombay–Goa Highway as well as the Konkan railway..

Vinhere Rail Way Station is the very nearby railway station to Mugij. Khed Rail Way Station (near Khed) is the rail way station reachable from a nearby town. Gharadi (3 km), Shirsoli (4 km), Tangar (5 km), Shirsadi (5 km), and Dabhat (5 km) are the nearby villages to Mugij. Mugij is surrounded by Dapoli Taluka towards the, Poladpur Taluka towards the, Mahad Taluka towards the north, and Khed Taluka towards the .

Political administration

Mugij comes under the Konkan Division of Maharashtra State. It falls under the Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency and Dapoli Vidhan Sabha Constituency. Current MLA and MP representing Mugij are below

Transportation

Mugij is well-connected by road to nearby big towns. State Highway 272, Mandangad to Dapoli passes from Mugij. Besides buses are also available as per their timings auto-rickshaw are available round-the clock.

Educational facilities

S. I. Zilla Parishad Primary Urdu School (IQBAL NAGAR) And Zilla pardishad Marathi School.

Economy

Mugij's economy was hugely dependent on agricultural products until early 1980. Post-1980, most of the young earners head toward metro cities, and thereby agricultural production gets a big hit in the coming years. During the same period, most of the people started to migrate to the Gulf, UK, Canada, Australia, and USA for jobs. Presently, 50% of the Mugij economy depends on remittances from foreign countries and metro cities.

Healthcare facilities

Mugij has a government run primary health center situated at Iqbal Nagar. Apart from this, Mugij has three different small clinics run by resident doctors, Dr. Gaibee, Dr. Girase, and Dr.More .