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About Chhota Mahgama Village

Chhota Mahgama is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 601 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Mahgama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Mahgama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 140.6 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 601
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Chhota Mahgama compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Mahgama is the 21st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 140.6 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Chhota Mahgama

Chhota Mahgama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Mahgama 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Mahgama from other places

Chhota Mahgama lies about 46 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 11 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 Chhota Mahgama
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 11 km
Nearest town Farakka 23 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 46 km

Villages closest to Chhota Mahgama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Chhota Mahgama

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Mahgama village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 21st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Chhota Mahgama village has 601 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Mahgama has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Mahgama is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Mahgama covers 140.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhota Mahgama falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Mahgama is Barharwa Junction, about 11 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 km distance for Chhota Mahgama.

Chhota Mahgama is about 46 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Mahgama is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 9.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 11 km away. Farakka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karodih (under 2 km), Bara Mahgama (under 2 km) and Kalianpur (under 2 km).

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

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