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About Magandih Village

Magandih is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 353 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 353
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magandih compares

By the 2011 count Magandih is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 981.

Getting to Magandih

Magandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magandih as Available within 5 - 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 Magandih from other places

Magandih lies about 45 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 12 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 Magandih
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Torang 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 45 km

Villages closest to Magandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magandih village had a population of 704. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Magandih village has 353 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magandih has about 994 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Magandih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magandih covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magandih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Magandih is Torang, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Magandih.

Magandih is about 45 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magandih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 6.9 km away. Torang is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamudag (1.7 km), Hesahatu (1.8 km) and Kotab (2.3 km).

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

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