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About Magardha Village

Magardha is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 263 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.01 hectares hectares.

Magardha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magardha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 592.01 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 263
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Magardha compares

By the 2011 count Magardha is the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 592.01 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Magardha

Magardha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Magardha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magardha from other places

Magardha 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 Magardha
Nearest railway station Patohan 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 6.9 km
District headquarters Katni 21 km
Nearest town Murwāra 21 km

Villages closest to Magardha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magardha village had a population of 513. That makes it the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Magardha village has 263 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magardha has about 951 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 963.

Magardha covers 592.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magardha falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magardha is Patohan, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Magardha 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.

Magardha is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 5.4 km away. Rithi is about 6.9 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 Gudaha Bandha (2.0 km), Hathkuri (2.2 km) and Nauwapati (2.8 km).

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

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