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About Maghariya Village

Maghariya is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 485 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Pincode 845105
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 485
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maghariya compares

By the 2011 count Maghariya is the 120th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Maghariya

Maghariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maghariya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maghariya from other places

Maghariya lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhairoganj, about 4.4 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 Maghariya
Nearest railway station Bhairoganj 4.4 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.6 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 26 km

Villages closest to Maghariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghariya village had a population of 905. That makes it the 120th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Maghariya village has 485 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghariya has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Maghariya is 845105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghariya covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maghariya falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maghariya is Bhairoganj, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maghariya.

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

Maghariya is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhairoganj is about 4.4 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.6 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansganw (3.7 km), Serahwa (5.9 km) and Pipra (6.1 km).

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

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