Mugij

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 256 hectare.

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.