About Maghaili Village

Maghaili is a large village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,567, made up of 2,342 males and 2,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621 hectares hectares.

Maghaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghaili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	621 hectares
Population	4,567
Male Population	2,342
Female Population	2,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Maghaili compares

By the 2011 count Maghaili is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 621 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maghaili

Maghaili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maghaili 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 Maghaili from other places

Maghaili lies about 24 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 17 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 Maghaili
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Rautara	17 km
Nearest town	Purnia	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	24 km

Villages closest to Maghaili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 Maghaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghaili village had a population of 4,567. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Maghaili village has 2,342 males and 2,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghaili has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Maghaili covers 621 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maghaili falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maghaili is Rautara, about 17 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 Maghaili.

Maghaili is about 24 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghaili is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 9.0 km away. Rautara is about 17 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.