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About Magarwah Village

Magarwah is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 452 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarwah village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 494223
Area (hectares) 463.4 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 452
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarwah compares

By the 2011 count Magarwah is the 63rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 463.4 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Magarwah

Magarwah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magarwah as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Magarwah from other places

Magarwah lies about 32 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 60 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 Magarwah
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 16 km
Nearest town Kawardha 26 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 32 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 60 km

Villages closest to Magarwah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Magarwah

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarwah village had a population of 887. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Magarwah village has 452 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarwah has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Magarwah is 494223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarwah covers 463.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magarwah falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magarwah is Tilda-Neora, about 60 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 10+ km distance for Magarwah.

Magarwah is about 32 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarwah is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 16 km away. Kawardha is about 26 km away. Kabeerdham is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosmanda (2.1 km), Gaurmati (2.7 km) and Jamuniya (3.0 km).

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

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