About Magha Village

Magha is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 149 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Pincode	825315
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	296
Male Population	149
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Magha compares

By the 2011 count Magha is the 82nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Magha

Magha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magha as Available within 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 Magha from other places

Magha lies about 51 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 13 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 Magha
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	17 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	51 km

Villages closest to Magha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magha village had a population of 296. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Magha village has 149 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magha has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Magha is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magha covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magha falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Magha is Dumri Bihar, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Magha.

Magha is about 51 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magha is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Dumri Bihar is about 13 km away. Gumia is about 17 km away. Bokaro is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.