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About Magaruchhala Village

Magaruchhala is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 570 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magaruchhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magaruchhala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 236.97 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 570
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magaruchhala compares

By the 2011 count Magaruchhala is the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 236.97 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Magaruchhala

Magaruchhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magaruchhala as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Magaruchhala from other places

Magaruchhala lies about 13 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 9.4 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 Magaruchhala
Nearest railway station Gatora 9.4 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 13 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 16 km

Villages closest to Magaruchhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magaruchhala village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Magaruchhala village has 570 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magaruchhala has about 988 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Magaruchhala is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magaruchhala covers 236.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magaruchhala falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magaruchhala is Gatora, about 9.4 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Magaruchhala.

Magaruchhala is about 13 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magaruchhala is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 9.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 13 km away. Bilāspur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwani (under 2 km), Bohardih (under 2 km) and Limtari (2.1 km).

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

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