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About Magarway Village

Magarway is a small village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 161 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarway Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarway village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 115.1 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 161
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarway compares

By the 2011 count Magarway is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 115.1 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Magarway

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

Magarway lies about 70 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 15 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 Magarway
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 9.0 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 70 km

Villages closest to Magarway

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 Magarway

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarway village had a population of 292. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Magarway village has 161 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarway has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Magarway is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarway covers 115.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Magarway is Nipania, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Magarway.

Magarway is about 70 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarway is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 9.0 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 9.0 km away. Nipania is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rawan (1.8 km), Karda (2.0 km) and Karmada (2.0 km).

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

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