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About Magnalia Village

Magnalia is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 178 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magnalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magnalia village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 178
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magnalia compares

By the 2011 count Magnalia is the 153rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Magnalia

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

Magnalia lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Magnalia
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Magnalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magnalia village had a population of 361. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Magnalia village has 178 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magnalia has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Magnalia is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magnalia covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magnalia falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magnalia is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Magnalia.

Magnalia is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magnalia is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agra Nal (under 2 km), Jhajguan (1.9 km) and Mehta (3.1 km).

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

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