About Magarghata Village

Magarghata is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,355, made up of 1,170 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarghata village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491340
Area (hectares)	617.59 hectares
Population	2,355
Male Population	1,170
Female Population	1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarghata compares

By the 2011 count Magarghata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 617.59 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Magarghata

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

Magarghata lies about 83 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 19 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 Magarghata
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	19 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	83 km

Villages closest to Magarghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarghata village had a population of 2,355. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Magarghata village has 1,170 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarghata has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Magarghata is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarghata covers 617.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magarghata falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magarghata is Hathbandh, about 19 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 Magarghata.

Magarghata is about 83 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarghata is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Hathbandh is about 19 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 19 km away. Nawagarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.