Mahgawan, Hardoi

As of the 2011 census, Mahgawan had a population of 8,037, in 1,523 households.^[1]: 441 This population was 53.8% male (4,346) and 46.2% female (3,711). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,467 (859 male and 608 female), or 18.3% of the total population. 3,569 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 44.4% of the total.^{[3]: 330–1}

The 1981 census recorded Mahgawan as having a population of 5,589 people, in 1,095 households.^{[4]: 252–3}

The 1961 census recorded Mahgawan (as "Mahagawan") as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 4,223 people (2,272 male and 1,951 female), in 817 households and 651 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,729 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.^{[5]: cxxxiv}

As of 2011, Mahgawan had two primary schools and two private/non-government-run healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap, well, and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a sub post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 441–5}