About Maghra Village

Maghra is one of the larger villages in Bihar tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,189, made up of 5,886 males and 5,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Bihar
Pincode	803101
Area (hectares)	408 hectares
Population	11,189
Male Population	5,886
Female Population	5,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghra compares

By the 2011 count Maghra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Maghra

Maghra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maghra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maghra from other places

Maghra lies about 8.8 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 3.9 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 Maghra
Tehsil headquarters	Bihar	3.4 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Pawapuri Road	3.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	8.8 km

Villages closest to Maghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghra village had a population of 11,189. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Maghra village has 5,886 males and 5,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghra has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Maghra is 803101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghra covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maghra falls under Bihar tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maghra is Pawapuri Road, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maghra.

Maghra is about 8.8 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghra is in Bihar tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihar is about 3.4 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 3.4 km away. Pawapuri Road is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.