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About Magarkund Village

Magarkund is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 364 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magarkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarkund village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491222
Area (hectares) 291.47 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 364
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarkund compares

By the 2011 count Magarkund is the 86th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 291.47 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 1014.

Getting to Magarkund

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

Magarkund lies about 65 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 57 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 Magarkund
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 17 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 57 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 65 km

Villages closest to Magarkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarkund village had a population of 725. That makes it the 86th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Magarkund village has 364 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarkund has about 992 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Magarkund is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magarkund covers 291.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magarkund falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Magarkund is Rasmara, about 57 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 km distance for Magarkund.

Magarkund is about 65 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarkund is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 17 km away. Khairāgarh is about 29 km away. Rasmara is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palimeta (3.0 km), Jangalpur (3.1 km) and Bengri (3.3 km).

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

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