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About Magaji Village

Magaji is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 422 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magaji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 1308 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 422
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magaji compares

By the 2011 count Magaji is the 54th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1308 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Magaji

Magaji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magaji 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. The nearest villages by name are Lavkushpur, Laxmanpur, Lephua Toli and Madguri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Magaji

As per the Census of India 2011, Magaji village had a population of 796. That makes it the 54th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Magaji village has 422 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magaji has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Magaji is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magaji covers 1308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magaji falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Magaji notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Magaji.

Magaji is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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