About Magurhar Village

Magurhar is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 500 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magurhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magurhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	965
Male Population	500
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magurhar compares

By the 2011 count Magurhar is the 48th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Magurhar

Magurhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magurhar as Available within 5 - 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 Magurhar from other places

Magurhar lies about 35 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 22 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 Magurhar
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kusumha Bihar	22 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	24 km
District headquarters	Jamui	35 km

Villages closest to Magurhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Magurhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Magurhar village had a population of 965. That makes it the 48th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Magurhar village has 500 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magurhar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Magurhar is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magurhar covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Magurhar falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Magurhar is Kusumha Bihar, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Magurhar.

Magurhar is about 35 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magurhar is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 5.2 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.