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About Maghaar Village

Maghaar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 25 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghaar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghaar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 12.71 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 25
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghaar compares

By the 2011 count Maghaar is the 311th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 12.71 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Maghaar

Maghaar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maghaar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Maghaar from other places

Maghaar lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Maghaar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 30 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 49 km

Villages closest to Maghaar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghaar village had a population of 52. That makes it the 311th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Maghaar village has 25 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghaar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Maghaar is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghaar covers 12.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maghaar falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maghaar is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maghaar.

Maghaar is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghaar is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.5 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Karsog is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sianjli (7.4 km), Sihanj (9.3 km) and Galandhi (9.6 km).

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

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