About Magwani Village

Magwani is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 188 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magwani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	71.7 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	188
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magwani compares

By the 2011 count Magwani is the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 71.7 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Magwani

Magwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magwani 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. The nearest villages by name are Kulgaon, Kutra, Laka Kiani and Larot. 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.

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Common questions about Magwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Magwani village had a population of 360. That makes it the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Magwani village has 188 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magwani has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Magwani is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magwani covers 71.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magwani falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Magwani notes the nearest railway station 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 Magwani.

Magwani is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla 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.