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About Magarhata Village

Magarhata is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 153 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.72 hectares hectares.

Magarhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magarhata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 361.72 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 153
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,556
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Magarhata compares

By the 2011 count Magarhata is the 76th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 361.72 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 990.

Getting to Magarhata

Magarhata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magarhata 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magarhata from other places

Magarhata lies about 21 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 5.4 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 Magarhata
Nearest railway station Patohan 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 21 km
District headquarters Katni 21 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km

Villages closest to Magarhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magarhata village had a population of 391. That makes it the 76th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Magarhata village has 153 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magarhata has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Magarhata covers 361.72 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.

Magarhata falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magarhata is Patohan, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Magarhata.

Magarhata is about 21 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magarhata is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 5.4 km away. Badwara is about 21 km away. Katni is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pati (6.2 km), Kumharwara (7.3 km) and Pipariya (13 km).

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

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