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About Magvane Village

Magvane is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 122 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Magvane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Magvane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416608
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 122
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Magvane compares

By the 2011 count Magvane is the 113th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Magvane

Magvane is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Magvane as Available within 5 - 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Magvane from other places

Magvane lies about 12 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 Magvane
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 12 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 44 km

Villages closest to Magvane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Magvane village had a population of 252. That makes it the 113th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Magvane village has 122 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Magvane has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Magvane is 416608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Magvane covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Magvane falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Magvane is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Magvane.

Magvane is about 12 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Magvane is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 12 km away. Sindhudurg is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amavane (under 2 km), Masure (under 2 km) and Khanjanwadi (1.8 km).

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

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