About Magurda Village

Magurda is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 815 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2222.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magurda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Marwahi
Pincode	495118
Area (hectares)	2222.71 hectares
Population	1,623
Male Population	815
Female Population	808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magurda compares

By the 2011 count Magurda is the 21st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 2222.71 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Magurda

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

Magurda lies about 95 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Venkatnagar, about 27 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 Magurda
Tehsil headquarters	Marwahi	11 km
Nearest town	Pasān	12 km
Nearest railway station	Venkatnagar	27 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	95 km

Villages closest to Magurda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magurda village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 21st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Magurda village has 815 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magurda has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Magurda is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magurda covers 2222.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magurda falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magurda is Venkatnagar, about 27 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 village for Magurda.

Magurda is about 95 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magurda is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Marwahi is about 11 km away. Pasān is about 12 km away. Venkatnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.