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About Magarchaba Village

Magarchaba is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 364 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarchaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarchaba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 288.72 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 364
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarchaba compares

By the 2011 count Magarchaba is the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 288.72 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Magarchaba

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

Magarchaba lies about 73 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 25 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 Magarchaba
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 3.0 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 73 km

Villages closest to Magarchaba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Magarchaba

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarchaba village had a population of 721. That makes it the 104th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Magarchaba village has 364 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarchaba has about 981 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Magarchaba is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarchaba covers 288.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magarchaba falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magarchaba is Nipania, about 25 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 Magarchaba.

Magarchaba is about 73 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarchaba is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 3.0 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 3.0 km away. Nipania 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 Khairghata (under 2 km), Parsabhadar (1.5 km) and Pahanda (1.7 km).

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

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