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About Magariya Village

Magariya is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 198 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.94 hectares hectares.

Magariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 363.94 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 198
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Magariya compares

By the 2011 count Magariya is the 114th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 363.94 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Magariya

Magariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Magariya 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 Magariya from other places

Magariya lies about 42 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 9.7 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 Magariya
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 15 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 15 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 42 km

Villages closest to Magariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magariya village had a population of 399. That makes it the 114th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Magariya village has 198 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magariya has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Magariya covers 363.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magariya falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magariya is Guramkhedi, about 9.7 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 Magariya.

Magariya is about 42 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magariya is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Guramkhedi is about 9.7 km away. Sohagpur is about 15 km away. Sohāgpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urdon (1.8 km), Pathai (2.3 km) and Dunda Khapa (2.8 km).

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

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