About Magar Village

Magar is a small village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 171 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	175027
Area (hectares)	190.1 hectares
Population	337
Male Population	171
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magar compares

By the 2011 count Magar is the 214th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 510 residents. Its 190.1 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Magar

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

Magar 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 Magar
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	49 km

Villages closest to Magar

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

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Common questions about Magar

As per the Census of India 2011, Magar village had a population of 337. That makes it the 214th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 510 residents.

Magar village has 171 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Magar is 175027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magar covers 190.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magar falls under Mandi tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Magar.

Magar 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.

Magar is in Mandi tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.5 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.