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About Magardha Village

Magardha is a large village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,192 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735.11 hectares hectares.

Magardha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magardha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 735.11 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,192
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magardha compares

By the 2011 count Magardha is the 15th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 735.11 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 24 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Makronia, about 19 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 Banda 12 km
Nearest railway station Makronia 19 km
District headquarters Sagar 24 km

Villages closest to Magardha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banda 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 2,270. That makes it the 15th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Magardha village has 1,192 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magardha has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Magardha covers 735.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magardha falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magardha is Makronia, about 19 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 village for Magardha.

Magardha is about 24 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magardha is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 12 km away. Makronia is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshganj (under 2 km), Semra Dant (1.9 km) and Khojampur (2.6 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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