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About Maghanian Village

Maghanian is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 984 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maghanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maghanian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 698 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 984
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maghanian compares

By the 2011 count Maghanian is the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 698 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Maghanian

Maghanian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maghanian as Available within 5 - 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 Maghanian from other places

Maghanian lies about 27 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Datewas, about 10 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 Maghanian
Nearest railway station Datewas 10 km
Nearest town Ratia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 14 km
District headquarters Mansa 27 km

Villages closest to Maghanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maghanian village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Maghanian village has 984 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maghanian has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Maghanian is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maghanian covers 698 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maghanian falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maghanian is Datewas, about 10 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 village for Maghanian.

Maghanian is about 27 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maghanian is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Datewas is about 10 km away. Ratia is about 13 km away. Budhlada is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sher Khanwala (1.9 km), Ramgarh Shah Purian (2.6 km) and Gandu Khurd (2.8 km).

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

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