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About Magarkata Village

Magarkata is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 115 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.4 hectares hectares.

Magarkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarkata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 153.4 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 115
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magarkata compares

By the 2011 count Magarkata is the 151st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 153.4 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 935.

Getting to Magarkata

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

Magarkata lies about 28 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 8.1 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 Magarkata
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 12 km
Nearest town Sihorā 14 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Magarkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarkata village had a population of 241. That makes it the 151st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Magarkata village has 115 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarkata has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Magarkata covers 153.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magarkata falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magarkata is Gosalpur, about 8.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Magarkata.

Magarkata is about 28 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarkata is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 8.1 km away. Majholi is about 12 km away. Sihorā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghughra (under 2 km), Khinni (under 2 km) and Bagheli (under 2 km).

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

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