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About Magurda Village

Magurda is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 509 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magurda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 1,029
Male Population 509
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magurda compares

By the 2011 count Magurda is the 50th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Magurda

Magurda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Magurda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Magurda from other places

Magurda lies about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, 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 Magurda
Nearest railway station Barabambo 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakradharpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Magurda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magurda village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 50th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Magurda village has 509 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magurda has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Magurda is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magurda covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magurda falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Magurda is Barabambo, 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 10+ km distance for Magurda.

Magurda is about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magurda is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 7.5 km away. Chakradharpur is about 9.0 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gelealor (under 2 km), Roladih (under 2 km) and Sanaikuti (1.6 km).

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

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