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About Magahia Village

Magahia is a large village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,926, made up of 1,498 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Pincode 841425
Area (hectares) 353.23 hectares
Population 2,926
Male Population 1,498
Female Population 1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magahia compares

By the 2011 count Magahia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 353.23 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Magahia

Magahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Magahia as Available within <5 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 Magahia from other places

Magahia lies about 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 4.3 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 Magahia
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 9.7 km
Nearest town Kataiya 13 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 25 km

Villages closest to Magahia

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

Common questions about Magahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Magahia village had a population of 2,926. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Magahia village has 1,498 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magahia has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Magahia is 841425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magahia covers 353.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Magahia falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Magahia is Bathua Bazar, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Magahia.

Magahia is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magahia is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 4.3 km away. Pach Deuri is about 9.7 km away. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohagpur (under 2 km), Barai Beli (under 2 km) and Durga Chak (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Magahia today is likely to be higher.

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