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About Maguraha Village

Maguraha is a large village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,820, made up of 1,444 males and 1,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Maguraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maguraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 2,820
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maguraha compares

By the 2011 count Maguraha is the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Maguraha

The census records public bus service for Maguraha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maguraha from other places

Maguraha lies about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 1.9 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 Maguraha
Nearest railway station Gaunaha 1.9 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 23 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Maguraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maguraha village had a population of 2,820. That makes it the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Maguraha village has 1,444 males and 1,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maguraha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Maguraha covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maguraha falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maguraha is Gaunaha, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maguraha.

Maguraha is about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maguraha is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 1.9 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 23 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairi (2.1 km), Domat (2.1 km) and Rupaulia (2.6 km).

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

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