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About Maganpura Village

Maganpura is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 326 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maganpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maganpura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 326
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maganpura compares

By the 2011 count Maganpura is the 54th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Maganpura

Maganpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maganpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maganpura from other places

Maganpura lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 5.7 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 Maganpura
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 7.0 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Maganpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maganpura village had a population of 582. That makes it the 54th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Maganpura village has 326 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maganpura has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Maganpura is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maganpura covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maganpura falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maganpura is Ghanauli, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maganpura.

Maganpura is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maganpura is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 5.7 km away. Nalagarh is about 7.0 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mhaisa Tibba (under 2 km), Chandpur (1.5 km) and Garjewal (1.6 km).

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

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