About Maghua Village

Maghua is a small village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 166 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	328
Male Population	166
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghua compares

By the 2011 count Maghua is the 97th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Maghua

Maghua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maghua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maghua from other places

Maghua lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maghua
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	5.6 km
District headquarters	Banka	15 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	24 km

Villages closest to Maghua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Maghua

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghua village had a population of 328. That makes it the 97th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Maghua village has 166 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghua has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Maghua is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghua covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maghua falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maghua is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maghua.

Maghua is about 15 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghua is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 5.6 km away. Banka is about 15 km away. Bānka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.