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About Margawan Village

Margawan is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 492 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 391 hectares
Population 1,018
Male Population 492
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margawan compares

By the 2011 count Margawan is the 27th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 391 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Margawan

Margawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Majurnach, Makarkanda, Manbari and Manrro. 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.

Common questions about Margawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Margawan village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 27th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Margawan village has 492 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margawan has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Margawan is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margawan covers 391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Margawan falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Margawan notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Margawan.

Margawan is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka 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.

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

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