About Maghokalan Village

Maghokalan is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 242 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghokalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghokalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	51.35 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	242
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Maghokalan compares

By the 2011 count Maghokalan is the 171st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 51.35 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Maghokalan

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

Maghokalan lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.5 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 Maghokalan
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	10 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	23 km
District headquarters	Giridih	48 km

Villages closest to Maghokalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghokalan village had a population of 468. That makes it the 171st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Maghokalan village has 242 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghokalan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Maghokalan is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghokalan covers 51.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maghokalan falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maghokalan is Nawadih, about 7.5 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 Maghokalan.

Maghokalan is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghokalan is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 7.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.