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About Magra Village

Magra is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 369 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.37 hectares hectares.

Magra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 222.37 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 369
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magra compares

By the 2011 count Magra is the 64th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 222.37 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Magra

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

How far is Magra from other places

Magra lies about 71 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 40 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 Magra
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 16 km
Nearest town Hatta 37 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 40 km
District headquarters Sagar 71 km

Villages closest to Magra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magra village had a population of 689. That makes it the 64th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Magra village has 369 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magra has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Magra covers 222.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Magra falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Magra is Patharia, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Magra.

Magra is about 71 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magra is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 16 km away. Hatta is about 37 km away. Patharia is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakk Gora Katya (5.9 km), Gora Katya (5.9 km) and Chouki (9.8 km).

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

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