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About Magowali Village

Magowali is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 574 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magowali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181111
Area (hectares) 252.1 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 574
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magowali compares

By the 2011 count Magowali is the 42nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 252.1 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Magowali

Magowali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magowali as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Magowali from other places

Magowali lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 17 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 Magowali
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 17 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 22 km
District headquarters Jammu 22 km

Villages closest to Magowali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Magowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Magowali village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Magowali village has 574 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magowali has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Magowali is 181111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magowali covers 252.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magowali falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Magowali is Bari Brahman, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Magowali.

Magowali is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magowali is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 17 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 19 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balah (under 2 km), Kotli Mafi (under 2 km) and Kotli Araiyan (under 2 km).

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

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