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About Magardha Village

Magardha is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 676 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.87 hectares hectares.

Magardha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magardha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 730.87 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 676
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Magardha compares

By the 2011 count Magardha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 730.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 999.

Getting to Magardha

Magardha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magardha 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 Magardha from other places

Magardha lies about 52 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Charghat Pipari, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 23 km
Nearest railway station Charghat Pipari 24 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 27 km
District headquarters Mandla 52 km

Villages closest to Magardha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanganj 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 1,408. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Magardha village has 676 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magardha has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Magardha covers 730.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magardha falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magardha is Charghat Pipari, about 24 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 Magardha.

Magardha is about 52 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magardha is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 23 km away. Charghat Pipari is about 24 km away. Jabalpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Dhudhuwa (2.5 km) and Bijadandi (4.1 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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